Intl. Museum of Surgical Science
By: Matt Cunanan
Great Location! In Downtown Chicago!
The Museum of Surgical Science is located along Lake Shore Dr. in an old mansion with a marvelous view of Lake Michigan. Eleanor Robinson Countiss had this house constructed in 1917 to house her and her family. The house was designed to resemble a 17th Century Chateau in Versailles that Louis XVI had built. The building itself is already an attraction plus the museum. The International Museum of Surgical Science is a listed Chicago Landmark.
Several Featured Exhibits
The X-Ray
The Intl. Museum of Surgical Science contains some of the first X-Ray machines with a brief history of how the X-Ray was first discovered. From using the X-Ray to discover the purity of a metal to the MRI and X-Rays in our modern world today.
The Body Illustrated
The Intl. Museum of Surgical Science contains first hand illustrations and printing of Andreas Vesalius. Discover some of the first ever illustrations of the human body printed and sketches with exquisite details.
The Iron Lung
The Intl. Museum of Surgical Science houses one of the infamous "Iron Lung". The Iron Lung was a rigid case fitted for a patients body for mechanical respiration due to polio. The IMSS houses a smaller iron lung possibly one used by an infant or toddler.
Interesting Facts
- There are a total of 15 exhibits from a Haunted House to the advancement of the X-Ray to Nuclear Medicine
- The IMSS also contains several paintings and statues of the most important people in the world of medicine
- The IMSS is the former mansion of Eleanor Robinson Countiss and was built in 1917 almost a century years old
- Mansion resembles a castle built in France in the 17th Century
We are the International Museum of Surgical Science
Come in for a visit at this registered Chicago Landmark!
Website: https://imss.org/
Location: 1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 642-6502