Indiana Medical History Museum

One weekend last summer I was stuck in Indy for work and Carrie came down to have an adventure with me. It was a lot of fun that involved the Children's Museum and Ethiopian food.  Anyway, we also went to this cool museum.  The Indiana Medical History Museum is in the one building that remains of a psychiatric hospital in Indianapolis. During certain hours you can walk through with a docent and see the history. The building used to have lectures to medical students in the days when there weren't enough cadavers, so a lecturer would have the cadaver at the front of the room and lecture future doctors. The museum still has a relevant, extensive and contemporary library. If you are looking for a different museum I'd recommend it. I think it will keep your attention; it did mine.  There is also an extensive herb/medicinal garden with lots of explanations that I found interesting.  The day that we went we were the only guest and the docent did an excellent tour.  He's in the picture with the camera.

Carrie pointing out the preserved brains.

When this was working it had vials of liquid at different PH levels. You would put your sample in front and spin the wheel until your color matched the vial in the wheel, thus finding the level of your sample. The center has a light bulb to help you see.  Cool, huh?

This camera can take a picture of a sample on a slide and thus instead of having to draw the slide or explain it in words schools, students, and professors were able to share photos.

The outside of the museum.