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George Marshall Medical Museum is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a grant of £2,500 from the National Lottery through Arts Council England. 

The funding will support a project aimed at bringing attention to artefacts currently not on display, focusing on the themes of disability and invisible illness within the museum’s collections.

Led by Researcher Emily Beynon in collaboration with Louise Price, Curator, the project will involve updating catalogue records, creating a new display to be revealed to the public in July, and developing content for webpages to ensure accessibility for both in-person and online audiences. 

Emily Beynon said: “I am extremely excited to be working with the museum to add to the discourse and display of objects relating to disabilities and the people associated with them.”

The project seeks to shed light on hidden stories related to disability and invisible illness, offering an extensive understanding of these often overlooked aspects of medical history.  Some of the featured artefacts for the project include artificial glass eyes and hearing aids.

Most notably the museum has a collection of ten death masks dating to the early 1800s, which were used to measure bumps on the skull to determine a person’s mental characteristics and personality. The project is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Louise Price said: “We’re thrilled to be able to work with Emily on this project to get more of our collection out of the store, and to encourage new audiences to visit our fantastic museum.”

George Marshall Medical Museum, which opened in 2001 on the site of the Worcestershire Royal Hospital in the Charles Hastings Education Centre, is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, excluding Bank Holidays, admission free. For talks and tours call the museum on 01905 760738.