Originating with the Faculty of Medicine at Western in the late nineteenth century, our collection contains over 1200 artifacts which represent the practice and teaching of health and medicine in southwestern Ontario. It includes objects related to cardiology, ophthalmology, dentistry, pharmacology, surgery, homeopathy, obstetrics, phlebotomy, veterinary and military medicine, microscopy, anatomy, and alternative medicine from the late eighteenth century until now.

Our mandate is to collect, preserve, research, and make accessible such material history within this region and time period.

Visit our exhibits in Lawson Hall, or explore our website to learn more about the collection. To view our online collections catalogue and find a link to our digitized rare books, click on "Search Database" in the toolbar above.

 

Do you have research questions, want to visit and/or use the collection, or would like to request images or information about an artifact? Please contact our curator:

Shaelyn Ryan
sryan67@uwo.ca
Lawson Hall 2264