Mütter Museum

The Mütter Museum in Center City Philadelphia, part of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, began with Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter’s 1858 gift as a teaching collection for physicians and medical students rather than the general public. Built through donations and worldwide purchasing, it grew into a major medical history and science museum with more than 37,000 specimens, including skeletons, wet specimens, wax models, and antique instruments. Notable holdings include Harry Raymond Eastlack’s skeleton, the Hyrtl Skull Collection, and artifacts tied to figures such as Grover Cleveland, John Wilkes Booth, Charles J. Guiteau, and Albert Einstein. In recent years, it has also examined the provenance and ethics of its human remains collections.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States