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Dawn Kemp
Thursday, April 5
Dawn Kemp
“Scotland & Medicine: Collections & Connections - the relevance of medical museums in the 21st century.”
from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in the Herrick Room, Allen Memorial Medical Library
Please RSVP via phone by April 2, 216-368-3648 or email: jennifer.nieves@case.edu
This year’s Handerson Lecture will take place April 5, and be presented by Dawn Kemp, Director of Heritage at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Ms. Kemp is Chair of the Scotland & Medicine: Connections & Collections partnership, a new initiative to promote the discovery of the many amazing contributions that Scotland has made to the world of medicine, and all the fascinating connections to our everyday lives (http://www.scotlandandmedicine.com/). She also co-curated the exhibition Anatomy Acts, which explores the social, cultural, and scientific significance of anatomy in Scotland over the past 500 years. (http://www.anatomyacts.co.uk/ ) Ms. Kemp previously worked as curator of Scotland's National Museum of Flight and has curated numerous exhibitions on Scotland's social and cultural history. She is a part time doctoral student at the University of St Andrews researching museums in early 19th century Scotland. For the Handerson Lecture, Ms. Kemp will present “Scotland & Medicine: Collections & Connections - the relevance of medical museums in the 21st century.”
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