Indiana Medical History Museum

06/19/2026

The next FREE guided tour of the IMHM Medicinal Plant Garden is tomorrow at 11am. No registration required. Just meet us at the entrance to the garden a few minutes before 11am. Please note that this does not include a tour of the museum building.

FREE Guided Tours of the IMHM Medicinal Plant Garden
1st and 3rd Saturdays June through September*
Meet at the garden entrance arch ten minutes before start time. Tour does not include access to the Museum.
*Please note that because the Museum is closed on July 4th for Independence Day, there will not be a guided tour on that first Saturday in July. To schedule a group tour at other times, email Danielle Thomas at [email protected]. Fees will apply for scheduled tours.
June 6th
June 20th
CLOSED ON July 4th No Tour
July 18th
August 1st
August 15th
September 5th
September 19th

06/19/2026

All Building Tours for June 19th and June 20th, 2026 are SOLD OUT. Please check Eventbrite for alternative tour dates.

June 20th 11am Free Guided Garden Tour Still Available!

06/17/2026

"The enterprising 19th-century journalist Nellie Bly didn’t just write stories—she stepped into danger to force readers to see things that they might prefer to ignore. Bly went undercover in the 1880s to expose the asylum system, in which women (with or without mental illness) were often abused or neglected."

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06/11/2026

"The biomedical sciences and motion pictures have been intertwined ever since the late nineteenth century, when physiologists used high-speed cameras to investigate movements too swift for the human eye to register."

Joining in national celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, Circulating Now is publishing a series of posts throughout the year dedicated to…

06/05/2026

Come out this Saturday at 11am for the season's first FREE guided tour of the Indiana Medical History Museum Medicinal Plant Garden! No need to sign up. Just meet us at the garden entrance a few minutes before 11am.

FREE Guided Tours of the IMHM Medicinal Plant Garden
1st and 3rd Saturdays June through September*
Meet at the garden entrance arch ten minutes before start time. Tour does not include access to the Museum.
*Please note that because the Museum is closed on July 4th for Independence Day, there will not be a guided tour on that first Saturday in July. To schedule a group tour at other times, email Danielle Thomas at [email protected]. Fees will apply for scheduled tours.
June 6th
June 20th
CLOSED ON July 4th No Tour
July 18th
August 1st
August 15th
September 5th
September 19th

06/04/2026

“In 1990, one of the most pressing issues in healthcare was how to make it… funnier? At least, that’s what a look at the video collection of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) would suggest.”

Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Dr. Joachim Schätz, a Visiting Scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park, to discuss the use of humor in medical education films. The National Libra…

05/27/2026

How a remarkable trial on bedrest during the Korean war helped lead to evidence‑based medicine

How a bedbound patient and a 73-page study changed the way doctors make decisions.

05/20/2026

Kylie's final Meet the Collections post is now up. We are sad to say goodbye to our IU Indianapolis Museum Studies graduate intern Kylie Barkley, but we are so proud of her accomplishments and excited for her next adventure.
Object: WWI Uniform Kathryn Tuttle Hill

NEW Feature! Check back here for periodic updates. We will feature cool items from the IMHM Collections and post updates about related projects. 

05/16/2026

Don't wait to sign up for Sunday's talk! You can join us in person or virtually. For more information, email Danielle at [email protected]. Registration link is in the comments.

05/14/2026

"A 59,000-year-old tooth reshapes what we know about Neanderthal dentistry."

Neanderthals used rock drills to treat an infected tooth, according to a study that pushes back the earliest known evidence of dentistry by more than 40,000 years.