Preventative Conservation projects

The Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology collection comprises of approximately 10,000 objects. The main collection consists of dissected human remains (organs, systems or regions). There are some specimens still held in their original glass containers, dating back to the time of Sir Harry Brookes Allen (1854 –1926). Approximately one fifth of the collection is on display at any one time. The Harry Brookes Allen Museum also includes a significant collection of historical plaster, papier-mâché and wax anatomical models imported from Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries. The museum is open to current and former students and staff for study and research.

Collection Management – Cataloguing and Rehousing project (project assigned)

This project offers you the opportunity to catalogue and rehouse a small collection of historic pathology specimens that were originally part of the old Pathology Museum and which now form part of the collections of the Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology. Once fully catalogued and documented this information will be added to Vernon (the museum’s electronic database). This project contributes to the accessibility, long-term preservation, storage and appreciation of the Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Collections.

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