Canadian Museum of Health Care
Where Canada’s Health History Lives!
Ann Baillie Building (NHS)
32 George Street
Kingston, ON
- Rooted in the Kingston Health Sciences Centre campus, the Canadian Museum of Health Care shares health care stories across centuries. From our home in the Ann Baillie Building, a 1904 nursing residence, we connect Kingston’s rich health care history to broader conversations across Canada.🩺❤️🩹
- Thanks to 101.9 CFRC for featuring our collaboration with the Cinema Society of Kingston! Listen below👇 www.frequencynews.ca/news/canadia...
- At the Canadian Museum of Health Care, we share the stories of patients, caregivers, and the communities behind medicine. These shared experiences invite connection, reflection, and a deeper appreciation of care in all its forms.🩺❤️🩹 #CanadianMuseumofHealthCare #HealthCareCanada
- The Canadian Museum of Health Care was awarded silver in the Community Votes Kingston contest for Best Museum. Thank you to everyone who voted for us! #Histmed #CanadianMuseumofHealthCare
- On February 16th, children and their families are invited to bring their teddy bears to the museum for a check-up with trained “teddy doctors and nurses.” Admission: $5 per person, pre-registration for a timeslot is required Reserve your spot today: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...
- Thanks to 101.9 CFRC for featuring our name change! Listen below👇 #CaandianMuseumofHealthCare #Histmed
- At the Canadian Museum of Health Care, curiosity is the starting point for learning about the body, health, and care. Through hands-on experiences and storytelling, we engage over 6,000 youth every year with Canada’s health care history, building understanding, confidence, and health literacy.🫁❤️🩹
- Thank you to Emily Wright from the Kingstonist for covering our new name! Find the article below👇 www.kingstonist.com/news/museum-... #Kingston #YGK #CanadianMuseumofHealthCare
- In February, the Museum will be showing a medical horror film series at the Screening Room in partnership with The Cinema Society of Kingston. 🎥X: the Man with X-Ray Eyes-Feb. 8 at 4pm 🎥The Face of Another-Feb. 15 at 4pm 🎥Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde-Feb. 22 at 4pm 🎟️Tickets: $10
- At the Canadian Museum of Health Care, we explore how past practices, innovations, and lived experiences continue to shape health care today. By understanding where we’ve come from, we create space for reflection, learning, and more compassionate care.🩺💊 #CanadianMuseumofHealthCare
- The Canadian Museum of Health Care is hiring through the Queen's University SWEP program! These positions are 35 hours per week at $18.60/hour. Visit careers.sso.queensu.ca/login.htm or visit our booth at the Summer Opportunities Fair on Tuesday January 20th at Mitchell Hall to learn more.
- A new name. A new look. The same heart. As our work has grown, so has our responsibility to reflect health care stories from across the country. We’re proud to share our new name: the Canadian Museum of Health Care. We can’t wait to welcome you into this exciting new chapter with us!💖
- Collections spotlight🔦 Dr A. W. Chase’s Calendar Almanac, 1941 Chase was a travelling salesman of “eclectic medicine.” Although he died in 1885, this 1941 edition still used Chase’s image to sell its cures. On the second page, there is someone’s drawing of Dr Chase with his beard and glasses.
- We have a big announcement that drops on January 12th. It’s been so hard to keep this one a secret. We can’t wait to welcome you into this exciting new chapter with us!✨
- This Holiday season, we would like to introduce our collection of ‘Christmas Seals’, stamps you could attach to any letters or gifts. For a small cost, you could purchase a stamp and have the proceeds go to charity. The chosen cause was fighting the infectious disease tuberculosis. #Histmed
- Tuberculosis is an infection that most commonly affects the lungs and can develop bad coughs, fevers, and fatigue. Spread through airborne saliva, tuberculosis was especially common among city-dwellers, the poor, and the malnourished. #Holiday #Tuberculosis #LungHealth
- There were many conflicting ideas about how to fight the disease. Hermann Brehmer argued that the best climate for a patient was cold air, low oxygen, and space for hiking. These ideas led to the first ‘sanatorium’. This seal advertises two sanatoriums: the Muskoka and Toronto Free Hospitals.
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View full threadBy the 1960s, antibiotics diminished the need for sanatoriums. Tuberculosis, however, remained. In Canada, it is an ongoing health crisis that disproportionately affects Indigenous and foreign-born populations. The Canadian Lung Association continues advocating for lung health for all people.
- Season's greetings from the Museum of Health Care❄️ Reminder: the Museum will be closed to the public from December 20th to January 6th. If you have any questions of concerns during that time, please reach out to museum@kingstonhsc.ca and we will respond as soon as we can.
- ✨ What a year at the Museum of Health Care! In 2025, we engaged over 8,000 visitors, hosted the national debut of They are loved by @traceymae.bsky.social, and unveiled a brand new temporary exhibit: A Fantastical Medical Bestiary. And that’s just a few of the highlights! 🏛️🩺
- Museum Director, Dr. Simge Erdogan-O'Connor, will be speaking on a panel: Inclusive by Design. Date: December 17th, 2025 TIme: 5pm Location: Aga Kahn Museum, 77 Wynford Dr, North York, ON Tickets: Free, but registration is required Register today: agakhanmuseum.org/whats-on/inc...
- How important are Kingston’s museums to our local economy? Find out at Wisdom Wednesdays, where the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce welcomes Dr. Simge Erdogan-O'Connor, Museum Director at the Museum of Health Care. View the recording of the session at the following link: youtu.be/A6Hk0k4rDUM
- 🔦Collections Spotlight🔦 Canada has recently seen an uptick in cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. This 1938 box once held the antigen for pertussis. Before the advent of antibiotic treatment, this antigen was recommended for both prevention and early treatment of the disease.
- After 30 years of exploring medical history, the Museum of Health Care looks back on its own. This intervention will disperse images from the Ann Baillie building’s long history to provide perspective on its roots as a nursing school and how far the Museum of Health Care has come. #histmed
- This Wisdom Wednesday, the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce welcomes Dr. Erdogan-O'Connor who explore the role Kingston’s museums play in driving economic growth. 📅Date: December 10th, 2025 ⏰️Time: 11:30am Register for the virtual session today: business.kingstonchamber.ca/chamber-even...
- Have you ever wondered why we associate snakes with healthcare? Satisfy your curiosity by checking out the newest blog post from student Abby Baillargeon! Discover the myths that surround serpents! Read all about it here: www.museumofhealthcare.ca/blog/cold-bl...
- 🔦Collections Spotlight🔦 Did you know that decommissioned Toronto street cars were once used to house Tuberculosis patients? This 1905 image shows the inside a converted street car at the Toronto Free Hosiptal for Consumptives. #Tuberculosis #histmed #Toronto #MuseumofHealthCare
- The Museum of Health Care has been nominated for the Community Votes Kingston in the Museum category! You can vote for us everyday until December 7th. Vote today at the following link! kingston.communityvotes.com/2025/09/spor...
- Help shape the future of the Museum of Health Care by sharing your feedback in a focus group! The focus group will take place at the Museum of Health Care and will take approximately two hours of your time. Sign up today: forms.gle/sAgxFR3KZuKy...
- Today marks World Diabetes Day. Before synthetic insulin, treatments were made from animal sources like cattle and pigs. This 1982 ad features Humulin, the first lab-made insulin created using E. coli bacteria. It hit the Canadian market in December 1983. #WorldDiabetesDay
- There is a new blog post from the curator, Rowena McGowan! At the end of October, the Museum introduced its latest temporary exhibit "A Fantastical Medical Bestiary." Check out this behind-the-scenes look at our newest exhibit! Read more: www.museumofhealthcare.ca/blog/medical...
- In this new blog post, Shaelagh Cull discusses the new fields of research that cropped up around occupational therapy in the mid-twentieth century! Read more: www.museumofhealthcare.ca/blog/warp-an... Thanks to Ian M. Fraser and Janine M. Schweitzer for sponsoring this year's Fellowship.
- From unicorns to dragons, step into a world where medicine, natural history and mythology come together. The Museum of Health Care's new temporary exhibit, "A Fantastical Medical Bestiary," explores how ideas about animals have intersected with healing traditions through history. #Histmed
- At the Museum of Health Care, we connect Canada’s healthcare past to the innovations shaping its future. We’re honoured to be the Title Sponsor of upcoming event, Community Voices on November 13. This sponsorship is made possible through the generous support of Ian M. Fraser and Janine Schweitzer.
- Join the Museum on Friday November 7, 2025 from 6 to 8pm for a free night of creating and learning! 2025 Fellow, Shaelagh Cull, will tell the story of occupational therapy through craft objects from the collections and explore how craft was used in rehabilitation programs in local institutions.
- Happy Halloween from the Museum of Health Care!🎃 Thanks to everyone who attended Sips and Sprits last night, the museum is no longer cursed🗝️🍻 Special thanks to Daft Brewing and Professor Aditi Sen for sharing some plaguing ghost stories🪦
- We are saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Tim Cook, Chief Historian and Director of Research at the Canadian War Museum. We had the privilege of hosting a talk for his book, Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great War in 2023.
- Sips & Spirits invites you to an evening where history meets the haunted. At 6:30 , attendees will gather for a chilling special talk by Aditi Sen, Associate Professor at Queen’s University. Tickets are still avaliable here: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket... #YGKevent #Halloween
- The Museum of Health Care and Murney Tower Museum are teaming up for Escape the Museum 3 on October 25th from 3-8pm! Join us for two time-travelling adventures! Tickets: $8 per person, free for children under 5. Pre-registered tickets required: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...
- 🔦Collections spotlight🔦 Kingston General Hospital Dispensary in 1944 Search our collection today👉https://mhc.andornot.net/en #Histmed #Pharmacy #KGH #Hospital
- We're thrilled to share that medical wax models in our collection were featured by Matt Edwards (2024 MARF) at the International Working Group on Medical Wax Models in Ingolstadt, Germany. #MedicalHistory #MuseumofHealthCare #Histmed #WaxModels
- A new blog post from the 2025 Margaret Angus Research Fellow, Shaelagh Cull, is now live on our website! Check it out here: www.museumofhealthcare.ca/blog/8373 Thanks to Ian M. Fraser and Janine M. Schweitzer for sponsoring this year's Fellowship.
- Step into the shadows of the Museum of Health Care on Thursday October 30th for an unforgettable Halloween night designed just for adults. Drinks will be flowing all night courtesy of the one and only Daft Brewing (available for purchase). Reserve your spot today: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...
- Many congratulations to Museum Director Dr. Simge Erdogan- O'Connor for being awarded a Kingston Young Professionals 40 Under 40 Award!🎉 This recognition is a testament to Simge's dedication to Kingston's cultural heritage. #Kingston40under40 #YGKnews
- Help celebrate the opening of our new dental exhibit, Tooth Be Told on September 25th from 5pm to 8pm.🦷 Where: Museum of Health Care, 32 George Street, Kingston ON, K7L 2V7 Register here: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket... #Dentalhistory #Histmed #MuseumofHealthCare #Kingstonevents
- Get Ready for a New School Year with the Museum of Health Care! Our on-site, off-site, and virtual educational programs are now open for bookings! Request one today: forms.gle/u3f1hE4Y5nVW... Want to tailor a program for your class? Reach out anytime at 613-548-2419 or MUSEUM@kingstonhsc.ca
- Did you know that the Museum of Health Care has a searchable database?🔍 The Museum of Health Care is home to more than 30,000 artefacts, from surgical tools to laboratory instruments, that bring to life the story of medical care. Happy exploring! #medicalhistory #histmed #museumofhealthcare
