COVID-19 Update
In the interest of prioritizing the safety of our visitors, staff, and volunteers, reducing the number of people on campus and slowing the opportunity for transmission of the Coronavirus, the museum will be opened on a reservation-only basis. See our Visit Us page to learn more.
We have remained busy during this time and invite you to visit our Pandemic page. Click the link below to learn more.
We have remained busy during this time and invite you to visit our Pandemic page. Click the link below to learn more.
W E L C O M E T O
America's First Public Health Museum!
Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, achieved by promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing and responding to infectious diseases.
The Public Health Museum is an independent 501(c)3 organization, housed in the historic Richard Morris building (also known as the Old Administration Building) of Tewksbury Hospital in Massachusetts. The Museum strives to preserve artifacts and records of our nation’s history in public health and serve as a resource to the community to educate and promote public health initiatives that address current health issues.
U P C O M I N G
EVENTS
Join us on the grounds of Tewksbury Hospital for the Power of Flowers Plant Sale on Saturday, May 8th from 9:00AM-2:00PM. PHM volunteers will be on hand with tour sign ups, member information and a chance to win a copy of the soon to be released Images of America: Tewksbury State Hospital by our own Ashlynn Rickord Werner. Note: Rain date is Saturday, May 15th.
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On May 19th at 7:00pm Henry Lukas, Education Director of the Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History will present a Zoom program featuring the history of stamps and their connection to medicine. He will highlight recent stamps about Covid-19, other devastating worldwide diseases, famous doctors and nurses, stamps issued to raise funds for medical research, famous hospitals and United Nation stamps explaining the work of the WHO.
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