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It takes bravery to perform surgery and save lives, and at the National Museum of Health and Medicine, this is exactly what they celebrate – the groundbreaking innovations and men and women behind the health and medicine sectors. The National Museum of Health and Medicine has been collecting, showcasing, and telling the history of medicine, in addition to the history of American military medicine, for well over 150 years. The museum offers a permanent collection of objects and memorabilia spanning categories such as historical medicine, anatomical, neuroanatomical, human developmental anatomy, and the Otis Historical Archives. The museum also has a steady rotation of visiting exhibits so there’s always something new to see.

2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, Phone: 301-319-3000

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