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Heritage! Dittrick celebrates MuseumWeek with WWI Lakeside Unit

It's #heritageMW this Thursday, and the Dittrick has a lot to celebrate! Cleveland's Humanities Festival kicks off next week with the theme Remembering War, and the Dittrick will host an April 7th guest talk by Heather Perry: “Feeding War: Gender, Health, and the Mobilized Kitchen in WWI Germany.” In addition to this event, the museum will open a temporary exhibit on the Lakeside Unit, Base Hospital No. 4, out of Cleveland, Ohio, was the first contingent of the United States Army to see active duty in Europe in the First World War.  Come and find out more about General...

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Architecture! Designing for Health in the Early 20th Century

It’s #MuseumWeek, where museums around the world take to Twitter in a behind-the-scenes look at collections! Today’s theme is architecture. Follow us here on the blog, on Twitter and on Instagram all week to keep up with each event! #architectureMW Rapid population growth and industrialization at the turn of the 20th century meant many Clevelanders faced a variety of health concerns associated with urban living. With large numbers of the city's workers employed in factories, industrial accidents and occupational hazards from chronic exposure to toxic substances like lead or mercury increased at alarming rates. In recognition of these workplace dangers, many...

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The People Behind (and in) the Museum

It’s #MuseumWeek, where museums around the world take to Twitter in a behind-the-scenes look at collections! Today’s theme is people. Follow us here on the blog, on Twitter and on Instagram all week to keep up with each event! #peopleMW Although the Dittrick Museum's collections primarily focus on medical tools and  artifacts, a close look around the galleries reveals a few human specimens ever ready to greet visitors with perpetual (and sometimes toothless) smiles. Like the surgical sets and pharmaceuticals they're featured next to, these specimens were also tools -- tools used to teach students about the human body. Our collections include many...

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The People Behind (and in) the Museum

It’s #MuseumWeek, where museums around the world take to Twitter in a behind-the-scenes look at collections! Today’s theme is people. Follow us here on the blog, on Twitter and on Instagram all week to keep up with each event! #peopleMW Although the Dittrick Museum's collections primarily focus on medical tools and  artifacts, a close look around the galleries reveals a few human specimens ever ready to greet visitors with perpetual (and sometimes toothless) smiles. Like the surgical sets and pharmaceuticals they're featured next to, these specimens were also tools -- tools used to teach students about the human body. Our collections include many...

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