Founded in 1993 in Glendale, Ariz., the American Museum of Nursing features examples of nursing uniforms, caps, tools, charts, furniture, mementos and books that date as far back as 1750. You've read the article. Now tell us what you think. The museum also lends its collection for community and educational programs. Ariz. The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.
More on past lives Despite the absence of a national museum of nursing in the United States, nurses interested in their history can do some touring online. The Public Health Museum in Massachusetts is housed in Tewksbury Hospital, formerly a state almshouse to care for the poor. The museum has a nursing education room. The University of Wisconsin, Madison, has an online collection of caps from nursing schools around the country . It often is said that one man s trash is another man s treasure.