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
Read Walter Isaacson's new book, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race. Discussion will be on Tuesday, July 27th at 7PM via Zoom. Join PHM's Dr. Louis Fazen and Professor Thoru Pedersen, PhD. Professor Pedersen is the Vitold Arnett Professor of Cell Biology in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he also serves as Associate Vice Provost for Research. Thoru's research is on RNA, the "other" genetic substance. He has recently made innovations in the CRISPR field and personally knows all the principles in "The Code Breaker". This is for the lay audience.