Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

We are thrilled to announce that the Mütter Museum will be reopening on Friday, January 15! For more information about our COVID policies and procedures or to purchase tickets, visit our reopening page: http://muttermuseum.org/visit/reopening

Due to forecast inclement weather, the Mütter will be closed tomorrow February 7th.

We are thrilled to announce that the Mütter Museum will be reopening to the public on 7/18. Learn more by visiting our website to read about your modified museum experience, new visitor protocols, and steps we're taking to keep you safe and disturbingly informed. We can't wait to welcome ü back. On your first visit, you might find some things will be a bit different: Timed reservations are required for ALL guests, including members. For a limited time, we will have only one $...20.00 ticket level for general admission. Children under age 5 will remain free. Tickets will go on sale for the general public Monday, July 13 at 10am. Masks will be required to be worn by all visitors and staff. There will be a limited capacity of 50 guests per hour admitted. We'll have sanitation stations located around the building. Social distancing between families, groups, and staff will be enforced. Please check out our website for additional details about your new experience and don't forget: Obey the laws, and wear the gauze! http://muttermuseum.org/visit/reopening/

Curator Anna Dhody didn't understand why the construction workers kept saying "they moved the headstones but they didn't move the bodies!" while recovering burials at 2nd & Arch - because she has never seen the 1982 classic "Poltergeist"! Join us for a Science on Tap Netflix Party to hear Anna's first impressions in light of her cemetery recovery work! http://muttr.org/SOTnetflix

"Worn proudly at HUP today!" We love messages like this! Dr. Miguel Paniagua promoting public health AND our award-winning exhibition, Spit Spreads Death. Get yours: https://www.muttermuseumstore.org/p/spit-spreads-death-mask!

What can we learn from a book bound in human skin? Mütter Museum curator Anna Dhody discusses anthropodermic bibliopegy with Dark Archives author Megan Rosenblum! Watch the video here: http://bit.ly/DarkArchives If you liked the video, be sure to register for the virtual event tomorrow night! Don’t forget to like and subscribe to our channel

Did you know that we have a podcast? This week's episode of #MyFavoriteMalady features special guest Dr. Marcia D. Nichols, PhD, as we talk with her about puerperal fever, and giant hogweed phototoxicity. Find us on all major podcast platforms, or at http://muttr.org/mfmalady.

Thank you to everyone for your continued support! Visit our website to purchase tickets for tomorrow.

How it started vs. How it's going... Remember to get you flu shot! We'll be offering complimentary flu shots with admission this Saturday, October 17th from 11am-3pm. Come see us!

Make a public health statement this fall! Order your Spit Spreads Death sweatshirt by the end of today (October 15) and it will ship next week! All proceeds are donated to the Museum and support our exhibitions and staff you've raised over $2,400 for us already! https://www.bonfire.com/spit-spreads-death/

Have you seen our new Iron Lung exhibit? In the coming months, we hope to incorporate the voices of individuals who were sustained by an Iron Lung, or whose loved ones passed an account of their time spent in one. If you or someone you know has a story to share about being sustained by an Iron Lung, please fill out our survey here to add your voice to the exhibition: http://muttr.org/IronLungStories

To honor Hispanic Heritage Month, we asked several Fellows of The College of Physicians about the importance of Hispanic representation in healthcare careers. Read their full statements here: https://loom.ly/mDf_oWY

LAST CHANCE! Become a member and get access to our virtual members-only event with the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History tonight! Learn more here: https://muttr.org/radiation-therapy

Ordering from Amazon today? (Or any day...) Take advantage of AmazonSmile and add our home, The College of Physicians, as your charity of choice! Click here: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-1352670

Today is Indigenous People's day, AND the most fatal day for Spanish Flu in Philadelphia. Did you know that we have an unnamed Iñupiat woman to thank for the identification of the 1918 strain as an H1N1 virus? Alaskan native communities were hard hit by the flu, & in the 1990s tribal authorities gave scientists permission to exhume and sample well-preserved remains buried in the permafrost. In the community the Iñupait woman lived & died in in 1918, 72/80 residents were kille...d by the flu. . . . . Photo via Internet Archive Book Images on Flickr. See more