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Resources for Museums, Libraries and Archives with Medical Collections
Language and Terminology
The Inclusive Terminology Glossary provides guidance on discriminatory and harmful language relating to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, and disability. You are welcome to use and contribute to this collaborative project, which is designed to help heritage professionals create accurate and inclusive metadata, exhibition text, advisory notices, and other resources.
Funding
MGS Subject Specialist Network Travel Bursary
Displaying Medical Collections
Alberti, Samuel & Hallam, Elizabeth. (2013). Medical Museums: Past, Present, Future.
Human Tissue Collections
Human Tissue Authority (2023) Public Display Codes of Practice and Standards
DCMS Guidance for the care of human remains in museums
Hazards
Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Historic Pharmacy Collections: Care and Safety Issues.
Pharmacy Collections - Care and Safety Issues.pdf (rpharms.com)
Museum of London, Hazards in Collections E-Tool,