Written by Adriana Ballinger, Yale University Charles P. Howland Postgraduate Research Fellow at the National Museum of Ireland, Natural History. Natural history specimens are often inaccessible to the communities from which they were collected. As a result, source communities lack … Continue reading →| NatSCA
The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, established at Dufilho's pharmacy site, offers tours that highlight early pharmaceutical practices and their evolution. Engaging presentations foster understanding of historical treatments’ context and significance. Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
Henry Gray's "Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical," published in 1858, evolved into the renowned "Gray's Anatomy." Gray's collaboration with Dr. Carter produced lasting impact despite his early death. Meanwhile, television series like "ER" and "Grey's Anatomy" shaped medical dramas, blending realism and fictional storytelling, captivating audiences for decades. Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
by Anthony Murisco, Public Engagement Librarian We all want work-life balance. It’s beneficial to both physical and mental health. But what would you do to achieve it? That’s the conceit at the heart of the hit Apple TV+ show, Severance. Now … Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
Let’s explore some homemade gifts from the NYAM Library’s cookery collections, and look also at “the gift of life”: blood. Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
By Dr. Michael Robinson, National Army Museum Research Fellow, University of Birmingham (UK), and the Library’s 2024 Paul Klemperer Fellow in the History of Medicine I spent one month working in the New York Academy of Medicine’s magnificent library and … Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
By Sheryl Wombell, University of Cambridge, and the Library’s 2024 Audrey and William H. Helfand Fellow. In seventeenth-century Europe, knowledge about health and healing was shared with family, friends, and acquaintances. In the case of printed books, wider audiences were … Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
by Anthony Murisco, Public Engagement Librarian Labor Day is now behind us. This can only mean one thing for the students of New York City: It’s time for school to start again. The first day of school creeps up differently … Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
By Rebecca Dixon, Public Engagement Intern This Summer, the NYAM Library hosted our first-ever Public Engagement Intern. Rebecca is about to enter her second year as a Library Science student at Pratt. As part of her internship, she was asked … Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
by Anthony Murisco, Public Engagement Librarian This upcoming weekend marks New York City’s annual Pride Parade. The parade and the events surrounding it help make NYC’s celebration of pride t…| Books, Health and History
Written by Dr Jamie Maxwell, Collections Assistant, National Museum of Ireland, Natural History. Not every job takes you to a windswept beach on Ireland’s west coast to recover the head of a stranded True’s beaked whale calf. But then again, … Continue reading →| NatSCA
Written by Pauline Rutter – Independent Archival Artist, Community and Organisation Poet. These words look out from the page with eyes I have borrowed. Eyes not shaped for vision through the specific disciplinary scientific lens. Eyes that strain to see beyond … Continue reading →| NatSCA
Written by Hannah Clarke – Assistant Curator (Collections Access), University of Aberdeen. In May this year, I was given the slightly terrifying task of overseeing the removal and transportation of…| NatSCA
Written by Anastasia van Gaver (Conservator) & Bethany Palumbo (Head of Conservation) Natural History Museum Denmark). As conservators, it’s essential we keep up to date with developments in th…| NatSCA
Written by Julian Carter, Principal Conservator Natural Sciences, Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Cardiff During the late 19th century, Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895) and his son Rudolf (1857-1…| NatSCA
Written by Lauren Field, Curator of Natural History, Bolton Museum. In June 2024 Bolton Museum launched a summer exhibition titled Birds of Bolton. This exhibition celebrated the incredible variety…| NatSCA
