Healing histories
An exhibition of medical marvels and curative curiosities at Manchester Central Library, December 2016.
Healing histories was a pop-up exhibition of objects from the University's Museum of Medicine and Health, curated by MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies students this December. It aimed to explore the curious and inspiring past of health and medicine, celebrate discoveries, explore the unappreciated and highlights important objects that tell our collective stories. Interactive elements made the past come alive, as the exhibition took visitors through six themes, from 'Triumphs of medicine' to 'The doctor's bag'.
The exhibition was a collaboration between the Institute for Cultural Practices and the Museum of Medicine and Health, Manchester Central Library, Archives+ and the Centre for Engagement and Involvement (CEI) of the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. It was funded by the Faculty of Humanities.
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Watch a timelapse film of Healing Histories coming together in Manchester Central Library.
After all the running around getting the exhibition set up, the students pause for thought.