New interactive displays have been installed at Worcester's Infirmary Museum.
These high-tech additions aim to bring the history of the former Worcester Royal Infirmary back to life.
The museum, run by the University of Worcester, is now home to three new state-of-the-art tools created to amplify the visitor experience and enhance the University's teaching, thanks to nearly £60,000 in public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Harriet Hathaway, curator of The Infirmary Museum, said: "Our museum will really benefit from these fantastic new interactive displays, encouraging more people to visit to find out more about the history of the city’s former hospital.
"We hope to also encourage further collaborative work with departments within the university, including the new Three Counties Medical School, providing experiences for students, while also serving the wider public, including schools."
Situated on the university's city campus, the museum explores the history of the former hospital via various exhibits like medical equipment and uniforms.
The new interactive stations include the amputation station, microscope station, and keyhole surgery station.
These stations provide insights ranging from the detailed process of amputation to a closer look at various 'slides' under a digital microscope, to performing a key-hole surgery with real medical instruments on a model body.
The funding was distributed through Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants, an open access programme for arts, libraries and museums projects, supported by the National Lottery.
Arts Council England is the national development agency tasked with fostering creativity and culture and receives funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
To learn more about the university and the museum, you can visit www.worcester.ac.uk or directly contact the admissions board on 01905 855111 or email admissions@worc.ac.uk
For more information on the Arts Council England funding or to apply, please visit www.artscouncil.org.uk.
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