CHICAGO —
In the Middle Ages, your hairdresser is part-time with your surgeon and blood letter.
But the rise of anesthesia and hospitals led to the 19 th. and early 20th-
Justin Barr, a lecturer in medical history at Duke University, said the century "surgical revival ".
"These and other factors contribute to the expansion of safer surgeries that can effectively treat a wider range of diseases.
"The industry's creepy tools over the past few centuries have been one of the highlights of the collection of the International Museum of Surgical Science in the early 20 th century --
Century tower on Lake Shore Avenue, Chicago. The 64-year-
The old museum was established as a Hall of Fame for surgery.
"But, items such as some 4,000 Austrian amputated saws and trephined Peruvian skulls before 1500, on which skull surgery was performed, it knows its painful factors.
Student visitors are seen as an interactive "amputated demonstration" with the replica Civil War"
Surgical tools of the times and postoperative
Michelle linnault, education and activity manager, said the hour's "morbid curiosity" tour highlights the dark moments in surgical history.
Museum's 1970 Rembrandt paintings, such as the Doctor's anatomy class
"Nichols tump" can be very shocking to people who are extremely nervous, says Rinard. ".
"When they visit the museum, we try to let them know in advance that they may see something that is not suitable for timid people.
The main address of the museum is X
Management of light, pain and pain, but afterwards
The hour tour emphasizes "this overall factor," Rinard said ".
"It's more about trying to make people feel sick or sick, which actually has a lot of followers.
Art therapist Katharine Houpt, who teaches medicine and comics at the College of Art in Chicago, takes students to the humble museum.
"When you go forward, you may not be sure if you are in the right place," she said . ".
"Once in, it feels like you walk into someone's home --
A man obsessed with surgery.
In the library, Houpt said that she believes that visitors can perceive other people besides the former occupants of the house, and she also guides students
"An animated pharmacist leads you to healing potions and pep pills like creepy Disneyland," she said . ". “The foot X-
The machine is also not to be missed.
Houpt's students were shocked to hear the news on the 19 th.
Century Hungarian doctor Ignaz semelweis was ridiculed for advising doctors to wash their hands after surgery and he was promised asylum.
"It was an outrageous idea at the time because 'gentleman's hands were always clean, '" she said '. ".
"Stories like this give students an unforgettable narrative of history, which allows them to use humor to reflect how the relevant concepts appear now --
Daily discussions on health care.
For pampered tourists, Houpt suggests traveling to stimulate this morbid state with humor.
But those who are attracted by the Mao factor are not part of modern fashion.
"In Rome, men watched Gladiators kill each other;
For centuries, people have come here miles away to witness the public hanging, "said Barr.
Graphic disease list helped sell books, anatomy-in the 1600 s-
He added that the site of the body exhibition "corpse" attracted 15 million viewers, "it is still economically successful due to the only reason people are interested in this morbid . ".
"I think museums or other instances of public history can effectively use morbid stories or pathology to attract other audiences who are not interested," he said . ".
"It is inappropriate to have hair for the sake of hair.
But it is useful to use people's interest in corpses or dramatic stories to tell them about the history of surgery.
"The museum, which is spread on four floors, is the idea of surgeon Max Thorek, who founded the International College of Surgeons in the 1930 th century.
When building near the college, at 1516 N. Lake Shore Dr.
Thorek, who started selling in the 1950 s, persuaded the college's foundation to buy it to create a Hall of Fame for surgery.
He donated letters and rare medical texts from his personal collection, and the museum commissioned art from the beginning.
The museum has a collection of the first works of art, including 12 stone statues in the fairy Hall, which depict people whom torrick considers to be top-notch figures in medicine.
The works in the Mural Hall depict these characters.
Over time, the representative of the college's outpost around the world has donated artifacts that are significant to their location, or often models or replicas. The museum —
Admission fee is charged, membership is owned, space is leased for private events, and gift shop is operated-
The exhibition is being updated and hopes to continue to develop its visit and team.
According to Rinard, its visitors increased by more than 2015 from 50% to 2016, and further in the past two years.
But there is still work to be done.
"I want to say that this is very unknown in Chicago," she said . ".