A Healing Passion
Medicine in Glasgow Past and Present
28 April 2006
A new display dedicated to medicine opens at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow on 29 April 2006, thanks to support from the ReDiscover Fund (Wellcome Trust and Wolfson Foundation), a Wellcome Trust People Award, the Heritage Lottery Fund and the University of Glasgow Chancellor's Fund.
'A Healing Passion: Medicine in Glasgow Past and Present' will cover historical and contemporary aspects of medicine in Glasgow and will explore major and lesser-known figures in medicine, showcasing their achievements and their impact on our lives.
Of particular interest will be some of William Hunter's original 18th-century anatomical specimens and models that he used to demonstrate the development of the foetus in the womb. Also on display will be Joseph Lister's carbolic spray, some of the first X-rays made by John MacIntyre and one of the first ultrasound machines developed by Ian Donald.
Contact details
For more information, please contact rediscover@wellcome.ac.uk.
