The costume party at the museum of medical anomalies performers like contortionists, stilt walkers and other circus performers. Grab up to two complimentary drinks at the bar, and dance along to a ...

The wax models came to be for a very specific reason, for medical education, because these models were sold to doctors and medical schools to show diseases and medical anomalies in a shelf-stable way.

The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia has established itself in the craft of curating various oddities. This is by no means surprising given that the museum’s founder, Dr. Thomas Mütter, was ...