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14th Congress of the European Association of Museums of the History of
Medical Sciences
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh,
17-21 September 2008.
"The Body: Simulacra and Simulation - models, prosthetics and
interventions"
Models in wax or plastic, wood or metal, plaster or papier- mache are
held in almost every medical museum in the world; while the development
of surgical interventions and prosthetics has also led to a range of
materials being used to replicate and imitate external and internal
parts and movements of the body.
Congress 2008 will explore aspects of the use, culture, history, art and
manufacture of models, prosthetics and surgical interventions. It is
hoped that the conference will be the catalyst for the development of a
European-wide electronic database of models and prosthetics held in
medical collections.
Draft programme now available
http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/site/1009/default.aspx
For more details please contact:
Miss Kaisey Baillie
Museum Administrator
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Nicolson Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9DW
Tel: 0131 527 1649
Fax: 0131 557 6406
Email: [log in to unmask]
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