SCHEDULE YOUR SCHOOL TODAY for Brain Awareness Week 2010! NMHM's 11th Annual Brain Awareness Week is scheduled to take place from March 15-19, 2010. School children (grades 5-8) will learn about brain science through hands-on interactions with area neuroscientists. This program is for school groups and home school groups. Educators may schedule a group (minimum: 10 students; maximum: 60 students) for one of the sessions by calling the tour program office (202-782-2456). Morning and afternoon sessions are available.
Do you Tweet? Are you on Facebook? The Museum is thrilled with the warm response we've received after jumping into social networking (Twitter and Facebook) recently. Follow the Museum on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MedicalMuseum. And become a Fan of the Museum's Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Washington-DC/National-Museum-of-Health-and-Medicine/58171762696. Let your friends, colleagues and networks know about these new ways to stay in touch with the Museum, its programs and collections. Check us out online and let us know you are listening!
Calendar of Upcoming Programs:
Check out the Events Calendar for updates:
http://www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum/events/event_2ed.html.
FREE PUBLIC TOUR: Free docent-led tours are offered on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Tour begins at 1:00 p.m. Reservations are not required.
Civil War Reenactment
When: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
What: The grounds of the nation's medical museum will be transformed into a living history experience of Regular Army life during the Civil War. Displays on Civil War medicine and the role of the Sanitary Commission will be available along with exhibits on camp life, infantry drilling exercises and 19th century weapons displays. Children will enjoy hands-on activities such as building a replica of the hospital ship USS Red Rover, making a medical unit flag and creating a pin-hole camera.
The event will take place on the west grounds of the museum and in the museum galleries. This family event is open to the Walter Reed community and the general public.
Cost:Free. Call 202-782-2673 for more information.
Last chance to see "The Way We Work." The Museum's temporary exhibition, "David Macaulay Presents: The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body," will run through September 20, 2009. Don't miss your chance to see Macaulay's original drawings which vividly display the inner workings of the human body. To go along with the exhibit, there is a discovery room with toys for young children (anatomy apron, puzzles, etc.), as well as a scavenger hunt. For more information on the exhibit, click here.
