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“Remembering the dead: special viewing session with 19th and early 20th century postmortem and memorial photography in conversation with Dr. Stanley B. Burns”
Date: Thursday November 6, 2025 Time: 4:30 PM – Special viewing of photographs from the postmortem/memorial collection Location: Medical Historical […]
Read MoreFirst Wednesday for November: Reading Signs- Portents and Prognostications
Date: Wednesday November 5, 2025 Time: 4–5 pm Location: 333 Cedar Street / Sterling Hall of Medicine. Medical Historical Library. […]
Read MoreDiscover Anatomy of a Collector: Gertrude van Wagenen (1893–1978)
Date: Wednesday October 1, 2025 Time: 4–5 pm Location: Medical Historical Library The Medical Historical Library is hosting a discovery […]
Read MoreAnatomy of a Collector: Gertrude van Wagenen (1893–1978)
Who was Gertrude van Wagenen? Those who knew her well called her “Dr. Van” or just “Van.” She was a […]
Read MoreA Cosmos of Similarity: An exhibition about arts of measure
Discover how mathematics, theology, art, and medicine converge through the lens of “similarity” in this unique historical exhibition. On view in the […]
Read MoreBurns Fellow Reflections
By Stéphan Ballard As I journeyed back through the mountains of the Adirondacks, it offered a moment to reflect on my […]
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