Mütter Museum
| Established | 1863 (original location) 1909 (present location) |
|---|---|
| Location | 19 S. 22nd Street Philadelphia, PA |
| Coordinates | 39°57′12″N 75°10′36″W / 39.95333°N 75.17667°WCoordinates: 39°57′12″N 75°10′36″W / 39.95333°N 75.17667°W |
| Type | Medical Museum |
| Collection size | 25,000+ |
| Visitors | 130,000+ |
| Founder | Thomas Dent Mütter, M.D. |
| Director | Robert Hicks, Ph.D. |
| President | George Wohlreich, M.D. (CEO of The College of Philadelphia) |
| Curator | Anna Dhody |
| Owner | The College of Physicians of Philadelphia |
| Public transit access |
SEPTA Green Line SEPTA Suburban Station AMTRAK's 30th St. Station |
| Nearest parking | On-Street metered parking, Parking Garage at S. 21st St. |
| Website | The Mütter Museum |
The Mütter Museum is a medical museum located in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It contains a collection of medical oddities, anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment. The museum is part of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The original purpose of the collection, donated by Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter in 1858, was for biomedical research and education.
The Mütter Museum originated as a collection of specimens and medical tools used for education in medicine. Now the Museum boasts a collection of over 20,000 specimens, of which about 13% are on display. This does not include the large literary collection contained within the Historical Medical Library, which is also housed within the The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
The Mütter Museum is home to over 3,000 osteological specimens, including several full skeletons. One of the most famous of these is the fully articulated skeleton of Harry Raymond Eastlack, who suffered from FOP. Eastlack donated his skeleton to the Mütter collection to assist in further medical understanding of the condition.
Other osteological specimens include:
The Mütter Collection comprises almost 1,500 wet specimens acquired between the 19th and 21st centuries. These include teratological, cysts, tumors and other pathology from nearly every organ of the body.
Augmenting the real human specimens on display are numerous wax models displaying various examples of pathology in the human body. These models, mostly produced by Tramond of Paris and Joseph Towne of London, were used for training in lieu of real human remains.
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