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Newest Exhibit
Closes September 30, 2008

National Museum of Health and Medicine Collections
Anatomical
More than 5,000 skeletal specimens and 10,000 preserved organs document medical cases of disease and injury.
Anatomical Collections
Historical
More than 12,000 objects, including X-ray equipment, microscopes, surgical instruments, numismatics, and anatomical models.
Historical Collections
Human Developmental Anatomy Center (HDAC)
Maintains the largest collection of embryologic material in the United States. The Center is a primary source for centralized research in developmental anatomy.
Human Developmental Anatomy Center (HDAC)
Neuroanatomical
Nine different collections focusing on human and non-human neuroanatomy and neuropathology.Video
Neuroanatomical Collections
Otis Historical Archives
More than 350 collections document the practice of medicine from the Civil War to the present.
Otis Historical Archives
News about the National Museum of Health and 
Medicine
Hansen's Disease Museum Curator Speaks at NMHM

National Museum of Health and Medicine Opens 'RESOLVED: Advances in the Forensic Identification of U.S. War Dead.'

NMHM Featured in The Scientist Magazine

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Events
Upcoming Programs

"Dental Puzzles Solved" Discovery Cart
Saturday, September 27, Docent-led tour 1pm, (Free!)