Living History Museum | University of Maryland School of Nursing

Living History Museum | University of Maryland School of Nursing
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Living History Museum
Maryland’s only museum dedicated to nursing, the Living History Museum honors the critical role of nurses and chronicles the continuing story of the profession.
Learn more about this Japanese Doll, ca. 1937, its fascinating history, and how it found its way to the Living History Museum
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Established in 1999, the museum displays hundreds of historic items, including:
a 19th-century nurse’s uniform
early 20th century textbooks and medical apparatus
wartime letters and photographs collected by nurses serving in the military.
It also features video and audio histories of nurses recounting stories from previous generations. Together, the exhibits in the museum weave an insightful tapestry of the nursing profession – with the University of Maryland School of Nursing serving as its common thread.
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Learn more about the Living History Museum in an extensive article published in
Antique Trader
.
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Our Hours
The Living History Museum's regular open hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. during the fall and spring academic semesters or by appointment.
For more information, please contact Kirsten Hammerstrom, curator, at
khammerstrom@umaryland.edu
or 410-706-2327.
Admission to the Museum is free.