NATIONAL MUSEUM HEALTH MDCN

WASHINGTON, DC

The National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM), located in Washington, DC, is a museum dedicated to the history and science of health and medicine. It is part of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) and is a Department of Defense (DoD) museum. The museum's collections include more than 24 million specimens and artifacts related to human health and disease. The museum's collections include medical artifacts from the Civil War, such as amputation kits, weapons, and instruments used in battlefield medicine. It also houses a wide variety of medical artifacts from the 19th and 20th centuries, including anatomical and pathological specimens, medical instruments, and photographs.

NMHM also includes a library that holds more than 17,000 books, journals, and manuscripts related to the history of medicine and health. It also has a museum store that sells books, posters, and educational materials related to the history of medicine and health.

The museum offers educational tours, lectures, and workshops, as well as special programs for K-12 students. It also offers a variety of online educational resources, such as podcasts, virtual exhibitions, and online courses. NMHM also has an active volunteer program that allows visitors to help with research and educational activities.

NMHM is open to the public every day except for federal holidays. Admission is free and the museum is wheelchair accessible.

NATIONAL MUSEUM HEALTH MDCN is a Uncategorized or General Museum in WASHINGTON DC. US MID #8401100021

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mid-Atlantic (District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania).

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NATIONAL MUSEUM HEALTH MDCN
6825 16TH ST NW
WASHINGTON
DC
20306

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MID # 8401100021
Name NATIONAL MUSEUM HEALTH MDCN
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Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mid-Atlantic
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
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INCOME 0
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LAT/LONG 38.972566, -77.036278
CODES FIPS State Code: 11
FIPS County Code: 001
US Census Tract: 010300
US Census Block: 1009