Mütter Museum
The Mütter Museum is a museum of medical history in Philadelphia. It is part of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. It is home to anatomical specimens, pathological casts, wax models, and antique instruments. It is known for its intriguing, educational displays.
Address: 19 S 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 563-3737
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Mütter Museum Exhibit Details How Pioneer Philadelphia Physicians Shaped American Medicine
As the Mütter Museum and College of Physicians of Philadelphia celebrate America’s 250th birthday, one exhibit details how Philadelphia became the birthplace of American medicine,…
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The Simpsons’ Milestone 800th Episode Featured All Things Philly
The Simpsons aired its 800th episode on Sunday, February 15, and the milestone episode featured its fair share of people and places that are synonymous…
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Major $27M Renovation, Expansion Planned for College of Physicians and Mütter Museum
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, along with the popular Mütter Museum it operates, is preparing for a major $27 million expansion and renovation, writes…
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Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum Courts Controversy Due to Differing Views on Its Human Remains Collection
Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum has been courting controversy as supporters and new management clash over differing views on its human remains collection, writes Rachel Monroe for…
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Mütter Museum’s New Leadership Intends to Lean on Entire Collection to Provide Deeper Context for Specimens
After two tumultuous years for Mütter Museum, the new leadership is working on reimaging the exhibits to present a fuller context for the specimens, writes…
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Philadelphia Developer Acquires Center City Site from Parkway Corporation
A Center City site has transferred ownership from Parkway Corp. to a Philadelphia developer, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The sale effectively…
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Mütter Museum Appoints Former Temple Health Leader As New President and CEO
The Mütter Museum and the College of Physicians of Philadelphia has named former Temple University Health System executive Larry Kaiser as its new president and…
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Three Philadelphia Museums Named Among Pennsylvania’s Quirkiest
Pennsylvania has no shortage of strange and fun museums, and there are three in Philadelphia that qualify as among the state’s quirkiest, writes Kalena Thomhave…
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Washington Post: Historic Human Remains Create Ethics Clash at Mütter Museum
Body parts from the 19th century exhibited at the Mütter Museum on 22nd Street in Center City have become the center of an ethics clash…
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Mütter Museum Opens Its Latest Exhibition After Long Soul-searching Journey
Following years of soul-searching and months of focus groups and open houses to determine its role and mission, as well as a contentious town hall…
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Mira Irons Leaves Unique Legacy as She Departs as Leader of the College of Physicians and Mütter Museum
Mira Irons is returning to work where she previously spent 15 years of her career, writes Rosa Cartagena for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She is…
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Wall Street Journal: Questions Arise About Political Correctness of Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum
The Mütter Museum, considered by many to be Philadelphia’s weirdest museum, has housed many medical oddities and arcana for around 160 years, writes Stanley Goldfarb…
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