Unwell Waters Highlights Tour

Every Saturday, the Science History Institute’s museum offers drop-in tours that give visitors the opportunity to hear the stories behind our objects. Join our museum educators this Saturday as we visit the history of medicine exhibit to learn about waterborne epidemics from Pennsylvania’s past. From bloodletting to vaccination, the Unwell Waters Highlights Tour explores the tools and techniques physicians have used to treat and examine the causes of life-threatening illness. Our shorter tours are designed to highlight artifacts in our collection with unique stories. These tours last approximately 25 minutes and offer visitors an intriguing introduction to the history of science. Featured image: “Dr. Edward Jenner inoculating his son, Edward, at the age of eighteen months, with Swinepox matter. November 1789.” from The History of Inoculation and Vaccination for the Prevention and Treatment of Disease, circa 1913. Join our museum educators at 11:30am or 2pm as we visit the history of medicine exhibit to learn about waterborne epidemics from Pennsylvania’s past. Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science! Institute staff will be on hand at the 8th annual celebration of the mighty Delaware with fun, water-themed activities and giveaways. Copy the above HTML to republish this content. We have formatted the material to follow our guidelines, which include our credit requirements. Please review our full list of guidelines for more information. By republishing this content, you agree to our republication requirements.