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Chicago - International Museum of Surgical Sciences

The International Museum of Surgical Sciences has one of the world's largest collections of material on the history of medicine and surgery, extending from the simple implements of primitive peoples to the most modern technical apparatus.
It is located in an historic status mansion on the city's north side. Some of the artifacts housed within the museum's four floors of exhibits include the knives or "tumis" used by Inca surgeons to perform brain surgery, a working iron lung and photos, tools, and texts used by Civil War doctors to amputate the mutilated limbs of more than 30,000 soldiers.

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The Museum's collections and exhibits portray the mysteries and milestones that have shaped modern surgical science.

There is a library with several medical books from around the world, a gallery with rotating contemporary art exhibits and a medical "Hall of Immortals," with statues of luminaries in the field.
Address
International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60610
United States
Phone 1 (312) 642-6502
Fax 1 (312) 642-9516
Hours
May 1 to September 30
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Close 16:0016:0016:0016:0016:0016:00
October 1 to April 30
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OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0010:00Closed
Close 16:0016:0016:0016:0016:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Cost
Adult$ 10.00
Students$ 6.00
Senior$ 6.00
All values are in United States Dollars
Tips
Free admission on Tuesdays.
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Library at International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago, IL.
Exhibits at the International Museum of Surgical Science.
Turn of the Century Apothecary Shop at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago, IL.
Surgical instruments at the International Museum of Surgical Science.
Skulls on display at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago, IL.
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