Dittrick Museum of Medical History, CWRU

Dittrick Museum of Medical History, CWRU We are open to the public, please see our website for hours:
https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/ Admission is free.
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The Dittrick Medical History Center is comprised of the museum, archives, and collections of rare books, artifacts, and images. The Center originated as part of the Cleveland Medical Library Association (est. 1894) and today functions as an interdisciplinary study center within the College of Arts and Sciences of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Lecturer, historian Kelly O'Donnell explores the role of investigative journalists role in the 1960s-1970s public outcry...
03/29/2022

Lecturer, historian Kelly O'Donnell explores the role of investigative journalists role in the 1960s-1970s public outcry over the safety of oral contraceptives. Join us Thursday, March 31st in person or via live stream. Registration: https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/upcoming-events/

Our Annual Skuy Lecture is coming up on March 31st we hope you will join us in person or virtually!
03/10/2022
Upcoming Events - Dittrick Medical History Center

Our Annual Skuy Lecture is coming up on March 31st we hope you will join us in person or virtually!

Dittrick Medical History Center, 2022 Annual Percy Skuy Lecture The Case Against the Pill?: The Controversy Over Birth Control Side Effects, 1965-1975 Presented by Kelly S. O’Donnell, PhD Thursday, March 31st, 2022 12-1 pm, in the Powell Room of the Allen Memorial Library, Case Western Reserve Uni...

These students are really helping out and I'm sure learning many life lessons...https://www.cleveland.com/business/2020/...
03/22/2020
Cuyahoga County ‘disease detectives,' CWRU medical students track coronavirus in one of Ohio’s hotspots

These students are really helping out and I'm sure learning many life lessons...https://www.cleveland.com/business/2020/03/cuyahoga-county-disease-detectives-cwru-medical-students-track-coronavirus-in-one-of-ohios-hotspots.html

To keep up with the surge of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Cuyahoga County, medical students and residents from Case Western Reserve University have stepped in to bolster the county’s health worker staff, which was stretched to capacity.

Dittrick Museum of Medical History, CWRU's cover photo
01/24/2020

Dittrick Museum of Medical History, CWRU's cover photo

The Dittrick Museum will be temporarily closed starting Monday, April 22nd, 2019 until further notice due to repairs to ...
04/10/2019

The Dittrick Museum will be temporarily closed starting Monday, April 22nd, 2019 until further notice due to repairs to our building. Our annual Skuy lecture will be held May 2nd in the Library, we hope to see you there! see:https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/upcoming-events/

01/29/2019

The Dittrick Museum will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, January 30th and 31st. Stay safe, keep warm!

https://thedaily.case.edu/internet-things-collaborative-caps-successful-first-year-additional-2-2m-grant/This is good ne...
01/22/2019
Internet of Things Collaborative caps successful first year with additional $2.2M grant

https://thedaily.case.edu/internet-things-collaborative-caps-successful-first-year-additional-2-2m-grant/
This is good news, some interesting work is going on...

CWRU, CSU initiative designed to shape region into digital innovation leader The Internet of Things Collaborative (IoTC), a partnership between Case Western Reserve and Cleveland State universities, is bringing together industrial, governmental, educational, neighborhood and nonprofit entities in th...

Dittrick Museum of Medical History, CWRU's cover photo
11/20/2018

Dittrick Museum of Medical History, CWRU's cover photo

A detail from our 1930's doctor's office featuring enamel over metal furniture and an autoclave for sterilizing instrume...
11/14/2018

A detail from our 1930's doctor's office featuring enamel over metal furniture and an autoclave for sterilizing instruments.

Happy Halloween from the 1870's Doctor's office at the Dittrick Museum...
10/31/2018

Happy Halloween from the 1870's Doctor's office at the Dittrick Museum...

It was great to see some new faces and greet our old friends at the Zverina Lecture yesterday...
10/26/2018

It was great to see some new faces and greet our old friends at the Zverina Lecture yesterday...

A few photos from the recent "Beyond the museum walls, Medical collections and Medical Museums in the 21st Century" Conf...
10/08/2018

A few photos from the recent "Beyond the museum walls, Medical collections and Medical Museums in the 21st Century" Conference. Barcelona, Sept.19th-22nd, 2018

This is great news...http://thedaily.case.edu/1-million-gift-davee-foundation-fund-history-scholarships-case-western-res...
10/01/2018
$1 million gift from The Davee Foundation to fund history scholarships at Case Western Reserve University

This is great news...
http://thedaily.case.edu/1-million-gift-davee-foundation-fund-history-scholarships-case-western-reserve-university/

Driven by a love of the printed word, the late Adeline Barry Davee graduated with a master’s degree in English from Flora Stone Mather College—just a year after earning a bachelor’s in the subject in 1931. Hired by her alma mater’s history department to assist its then-chair—Robert C. Bink...

James Edmonson presenting at the "Beyond the museum walls, Medical collections and Medical Museums in the 21st Century".
09/21/2018

James Edmonson presenting at the "Beyond the museum walls, Medical collections and Medical Museums in the 21st Century".

We are working on a Rare Book catalog which will highlight some gems of the extensive collections here. Detail from Geor...
08/29/2018

We are working on a Rare Book catalog which will highlight some gems of the extensive collections here. Detail from Georg Agricola’s "De re metallica", (1556) which is a principal landmark of Renaissance science and technology, the earliest detailed printed treatment of everything that had to do with metals, metallurgy, and mining.

I think we need a bigger boat!In honor of the opening of "The Meg" we are sharing a photo of this Megalodon tooth from t...
08/10/2018

I think we need a bigger boat!
In honor of the opening of "The Meg" we are sharing a photo of this Megalodon tooth from the Dittrick Museum's collections.

The Dittrick Museum will be closed on Saturday, July 7th. Regular hours resume Monday July 9th.
07/05/2018

The Dittrick Museum will be closed on Saturday, July 7th. Regular hours resume Monday July 9th.

Come see the new installation in University Circle and visit the Dittrick Museum. But not on the 4th or the 7th of July,...
07/03/2018
Judy’s Hand Pavilion arrives at Toby’s Plaza as part of citywide contemporary-art exhibition

Come see the new installation in University Circle and visit the Dittrick Museum. But not on the 4th or the 7th of July, we will be closed. We will be open July 5th and 6th.

Over the past week, a new public art installation has taken shape at Toby’s Plaza: Judy’s Hand Pavilion, part of this summer’s FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. The piece, designed by Chicago-based artist Tony Tasset, is a silver hand that stands at about 25 feet t...

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06/25/2018

Dittrick Museum of Medical History, CWRU's cover photo

Read about pivotal artifacts on our website...http://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/online-exhibits/explore-the-artifacts/dosi...
06/21/2018
Dosimeter: Victoreen condenser R-Meter, 1928 - Dittrick Medical History Center

Read about pivotal artifacts on our website...
http://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/online-exhibits/explore-the-artifacts/dosimeter-victoreen-condenser-r-meter-1928/

X-ray diagnosis and radiation therapy constituted dramatic advances for medicine, but each posed a potential health hazard. Patients and pioneering radiologists risked burns and even deadly cancers from radiation overexposure. Initially, radiotherapists estimated the dosage on the basis of reaction....

Dittrick Museum of Medical History, CWRU's cover photo
06/07/2018

Dittrick Museum of Medical History, CWRU's cover photo

We are busy working on an upcoming exhibit, "Dissection of the brain in woodcut prints".This historiated Q was used in b...
04/20/2018

We are busy working on an upcoming exhibit, "Dissection of the brain in woodcut prints".This historiated Q was used in both editions of Vesalius’ de Humani corporis fabrica (1543 & 1555) It shows putti vivisecting a pig. The pig has been restrained on a board. One putto is cutting into the pig’s neck, while another reads from a book, and a group of others observe. Above the Q are two winged putti, and below the Q one putto is playing with a knife, while another tests the sharpness of the point of the Q.

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Saturday 12pm - 4pm

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We are excited to once again be open to all visitors. Please see our website for new hours.
https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/
Don't forget to register for next weeks webinar:
https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/upcoming-events/
All items in the Dittrick Museum store are on sale, shop at: https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/shop/
Ever wonder how the arrival of "the pill" shaped the history of other contraceptive technologies? Join us May 2 for the 2019 Skuy Lecture with Jessica Borge. Register now! https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/upcoming-events/
The Dittrick Museum will be temporarily closed starting Monday, April 22nd, 2019 until further notice due to repairs to our building. Our annual Skuy lecture will be held May 2nd in the Library, we hope to see you there! see:https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/upcoming-events/
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