National Museum of Health and Museum. A Civil War bullet took its toll on one of many skulls on display at the museum. Washington, DC T he teenagers get it. It's a national treasure where each plastinated organ, skeleton and bone fragment has a tale to tell. We often think of the Museum as an imperfectly preserved pathological specimen.
Parts are great, showing off items that have been in the collection since the Civil War.
But half of the floor space has been eaten away by modern health awareness displays about AIDs, or the development of the microscope. Much of the old collection sits in storage, a small percentage occasionally seen by the public as exhibits rotate. Things have changed a bit since our last visit. You've scored an 84 out of a possible 100. The nation applaudes your effort as a doctor and as a responsibile member of society.