College Of Physicians Of Philadelphia

THE MUTTER MUSEUM WILL PRESENT THE EXHIBITION SPIT SPREADS DEATH: THE INFLUENZA PANDEMIC OF 1918-19 IN PHILADELPHIA TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY RELATED TO PANDEMICS AND HEALTH CRISES. THE EXHIBITION WILL USE CONTEMPORARY ART, DATA ANALYSIS, AND VISUALIZATION AS A FOUNDATION TO INSPIRE CRITICAL THINKING AMONG AUDIENCES ABOUT CURRENT AND FUTURE HEALTH ISSUES. THE MUSEUM HAS COLLABORATED WITH A HISTORICAL CURATOR, ART CURATOR, AND ARTIST GROUP TO DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE EXHIBITION WHICH WILL BE BUILT ON DATA FROM OVER 20,000 DEATH CERTIFICATES. THE EXHIBITION WILL ALSO FEATURE AN ART FILM, DIGITAL INTERACTIVES, OBJECTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL STORIES, AND CONTEXTUALIZED HISTORICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION. THE EXHIBITION MARKETING AND RELATED PROGRAMMING, TARGETING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, AND YOUNG VISITORS AGES 19-30, WILL TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EMPLOYING TARGETED NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED PROMOTION AND PROGRAMMING TO BUILD NEW AUDIENCES.

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THE HISTORICAL MEDICAL LIBRARY OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF PHILADELPHIA WILL USE FUNDS TO CONSERVE, DIGITIZE, AND INCREASE ACCESS TO ITS HISTORY OF VACCINES COLLECTION. THE COLLECTION CONTAINS MATERIALS RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF VACCINATION BETWEEN 1702 AND 1920, INCLUDING MEDICAL PAMPHLETS AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS, GOVERNMENTAL DECREES AND LETTERS FROM PHYSICIANS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS, PHYSICIAN LETTERS AND NOTES, AND SCRAPBOOKS DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF BOTH VACCINATION AND ANTI-VACCINATION CAMPAIGNS AND EFFORTS. FOR THE PROJECT, STAFF WILL WORK WITH A CONSERVATOR TO TREAT AND REHOUSE OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTION. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF WILL CREATE FINDING AIDS FOR THE COLLECTION AND MAKE DIGITAL VERSIONS OF THE COLLECTION MATERIALS DISCOVERABLE ON ONLINE RESEARCH PLATFORMS.

BROKEN BODIES, SUFFERING SPIRITS: INJURY, DEATH, AND HEALING IN CIVIL WAR PHILADELPHIA