A brief history of obstetric anaesthesia in Australia
For History Month 2021, we asked Prof Alicia Dennis to talk to us about the history of obstetric anaesthesia in Australia. Prof Dennis had already prepared a presentation for the Launceston Historical Society’s Pugh Day Lecture. Restrictions in place, due to Covid-19,...
Upcoming exhibition: Djeembana Whakaora
On 26 April 2021, we met with curators, Kat Clarke and Paris Norton, to discuss the museum’s upcoming exhibition Djeembana Whakaora: First Nations medicine, health and healing. We got to chat about their philosophies for developing the exhibition, as well as some...
They Didn’t Feel a Thing: History of Medicine Talk Series
During April 2021, we took part in the Australian Heritage Festival, organised by the National Trust of Australia. As part of the festival we offered a range of public talks on interesting topics. First up was Rebecca Lush. Rebecca is the curator at the Integrated...
2021 History of Medicine Talk Series
During April, as part of the Australian Heritage Festival, we’re running a small series of online talks. Come join us for some interesting discussions. They Didn’t Feel a Thing: Chloroform and Serial Killers Join us as we talk to Rebecca Lush, the curator of the...