Author: Rebecca Lush
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I was in Sydney a couple of weekends ago visiting a friend and seeing the Evil Dead Musical. Also on the agenda was the State Library of New South Wales, and their exhibition titled, Paper Universe. According to the introductory panel, this exhibition explores artist books and how they challenge the notion of what is…
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I have been in Adelaide this week for the Australasian Institute of Anatomical Sciences conference. It was a fantastic gathering filled with thought-provoking presentations and inspiring facility tours. Before heading home, I am spending a long weekend in the city to rest and recuperate, as well as visit museums and heritage places. There may also…
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Next on my catch-up list is the Victoria and Albert (V&A) East Storehouse in London. You are likely to have seen this museum all over social media sites, especially Instagram. Before visiting, I had the expectation that it was going to be a visible storage facility displaying some, but not much, information. A space where…
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At the beginning of my last post, I mentioned that I have a list of museums and heritage places to discuss that I am slowly working my way through. Next on the list is the Bestattungsmuseum in Wien (Vienna) which we visited back in March. It completely slipped my mind to write a post about…
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I have been reflecting on the museums I visited in September and creating a list of exhibitions/museums for blog posts. At the very top of my list is the Deutsches Medizinhistorisches Museum (German Medical History Museum) located in Ingolstadt, Germany. I was fortunate enough to visit this museum three times over the course of the…
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Over the past couple of weeks I have been travelling through London, Ingolstadt and Munich. In Ingolstadt, I attended and presented at the International Association for Medical Museums and Collections. It was a fantastic conference filled with interesting papers. Before heading home, we are spending a few relaxing days in Munich. On our first full…
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I have thoroughly enjoyed visiting medical museums across Europe and the United Kingdom this past month. They have both inspired me and allowed me to acquire a medical museum tote bag collection that I hold near and dear. The final blog post from this trip will focus on the Wellcome Collection located in London. Similar…
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Disclaimer: This post will contain images of human specimens. The final stop on my professional development museum tour is London. On the must-visit list was the Gordon Museum of Pathology, Hunterian Museum, and the Wellcome Collection. I spent a couple of hours in the Gordon Museum, a pathology specimen museum attached to King’s College London.…
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On our second last day in Amsterdam, we visited Den Haag or The Hague to see my favourite painting, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt. It is on display at Mauritshuis, a gallery in the city centre. Painted in 1632, this portrait of Amsterdam surgeons was commissioned when Rembrandt was only 25…
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Yesterday we travelled to Leiden to visit Museum Corpus and the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave. Leiden is about a 40 minute train ride from Amsterdam Centraal making it a perfect location for a day trip. It is a beautiful historic city filled with museums and stunning heritage places. Right in the city centre is the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave,…
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