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Welcome to this month's edition of our e-newsletter. Enjoy this brief update on upcoming exhibitions and public programs and the occasional interesting bit of news from our collections.
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THIS MONTH:
 Last chance to visit the Museum before we move! As part of the relocation of the National Museum of Health and Medicine from its present location to its new home in Silver Spring, Maryland, exhibits at the present location will phase out over the coming weeks. The last day that the public may visit any exhibits at the Museum in its present location will be on Sunday, April 3, 2011. All of the Museum’s exhibits are expected to remain available to visitors through April 3.
NMHM will complete its relocation to the Forest Glen Annex during the summer of 2011 and looks forward to welcoming the public at its new location in the fall. Stay tuned to the Museum’s website, Facebook page, and e-newsletter for details. For more information, read our news release.
 The Museum is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Army Dental Corps with a special limited-time exhibition of artifacts and images from the Museum’s collections. The exhibit is on display through April 3, 2011. For more information about the exhibit, read our news release.
 Visit the Museum’s website to see a new photo gallery from our Valentine’s Day program. The program offered Museum visitors a chance to get up close and personal with real animal hearts, while learning more about the vital organ that is the symbol of the romantic holiday. See the gallery or read about the program in our news release.
 The Fall 2010 edition of Flesh and Bones is here! Visit the Museum’s website to read the newsletter online or download it as a PDF. You can subscribe to the newsletter by sending an e-mail with your address to nmhminfo@afip.osd.mil.
Calendar of Upcoming Programs:
Check out the Events Calendar for updates:
http://www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum/events/event_2ed.html.
FREE PUBLIC TOUR: A free docent-led tour will be offered on Saturday, March 26. Tours begin at 1:00 p.m. Reservations are not required.
Lunchtime Talk: "Combating Tuberculosis: A Forgotten Plague," featuring Dr. Jing Bao, MD, Ph.D., Medical Officer of the Tuberculosis Clinical Research Team at NIH
When: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Join us for a lunchtime lecture to honor World TB Day, featuring a presentation by Dr. Jing Bao. Thousands of years after tuberculosis (TB) ravaged ancient cultures, and more than a century after its cause was discovered, TB continues to survive. World TB Day commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch astounded the community by announcing that he had discovered the cause of TB, the TB bacillus, which opened the door to diagnosis and treatment. Bao, who began her career as a physician treating tuberculosis in China, will discuss TB transmission, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as global efforts to combat the disease. Photo: Microscopic image of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. Photo Credit: Reuben Peters, Iowa State University, and David Russell, Cornell University.
Cost: Free |
An Afternoon of Poetry with Kim Roberts, author of "Animal Magnetism"
When: Saturday April 9, 2011, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Join the Museum and poet/author Kim Roberts in celebration of National Poetry Month. Roberts will read from her new book of poetry, "Animal Magnetism," which features three poems about the Museum’s collections. After the reading, James Curley, Historical Collections Specialist, will provide a special glimpse of the Museum’s collections. A book signing will follow the program. Copies of "Animal Magnetism" will be available for purchase.
Cost: Free |
What You’re Saying About Us…
A few featured comments from Museum visitors in February:
"Nothing short of amazing!"
"Great museum, gives me goose bumps every time I come and this has been my 5th or 6th time. Amazing."
"Wonderful, weird, and wild! Great!"
"This museum has not only inspired me emotionally, but has helped to inform me about many things I would not have known until my visit here. I absolutely appreciate everybody’s hard work in maintaining this museum. Thank you!"
"Enjoyed the exhibits, the ‘Trauma Bay’ exhibition helped me to grasp a better knowledge of war and the events that took place."
Keep writing in the Museum’s visitor comment books and you may see your words in a future e-newsletter!
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