Health Museum

As a result of the 1962 "Victory Polio" campaign, sponsored by the Harris County Medical Association and the Grassroots Chamber of Commerce, a civics committee recommended that permanent manifestations of health be built for public display. With funds raised through community contributions to the polio vaccination program, along with physicians and funding from the Houston Endowment Inc., the Harris County Medical Association initiated a plan to develop demonstrations. public health education exhibition.

On November 16, 1969, the museum was born as the "Museum of Health Sciences" in the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. For the next 21 years, museum patrons have visited exhibitions and outreach programs that help meet the demand for quality medical information and education. Later, with the desire to build a separate facility dedicated to health education and the success of a fundraising campaign of up to $ 9.5 million, the Museum of Health & Medical Science was born on January 3, 2018. March 16, 1996.

In late 2001, the museum's Board of Trustees recognized Dr. John P. McGovern's unparalleled contribution to the museum's success. After consensus of the trustees, the museum was renamed the John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Sciences.

The museum revamped its branding in 2006, as part of its independent establishment's 10th anniversary celebrations. The new branding includes a shortened name "Museum of Health" and a new logo.

On January 27, 2007, the museum opened the Sue Trammell Whitfield gallery, a 6,000 square foot space that displays artifacts collected from around the country. By May 2011, the museum had completed an expansion that included the addition of learning centers and an increase in the area of ​​a large hall.

On March 27, 2015, the Museum of Health opened the DeBakey Cell Laboratory as its first permanent exhibit and took five years to build. The DeBakey Cell Laboratory is a unique science-focused experience and the only bilingual science lab exhibiting in the country. Honored to be named after respected medical pioneer, Michael E. DeBakey MD, this 2,000-square-foot exhibition hall features seven authentic bio-based science experiments developed for visitors from 7 age to adult.

On July 27, 2017, the Museum of Health became the Smithsonian Institution Museum - the first Smithsonian Affiliated Museum in the Houston Museum District. As a Smithsonian Affiliate, the museum receives its own resources, education, and knowledge about the world's largest museum.

Don't miss the exhibits in the "Amazing Body" gallery. Here, visitors can stroll under the 6m-long spine line with floor-to-ceiling ribs, see a 3m-long heart in cardiac arrest, explore the “Colossal Colon” ​​(colon). 12m long and examine their insides. Visitors can also play memory games inside a 3m brain, look down their throats and watch chords in action, or experience games at one of 30 interactive kiosks.

The unique "You" exhibition is where visitors can confidently answer questions about themselves through special effects technology, visitors will be able to see their internal organs in real time. real time at a body scanner or get a glimpse of what you'll look like in 30 years at Age-O-Matic. This exhibition was designed to arouse the astonishment and amazement of the audience and it made a big splash at the 1939 World's Fair.

At the DeBakey Cell Laboratory, visitors will put on lab coats, gloves, and goggles, and perform blood cell analysis, DNA extraction, and mysterious germ identification under the machine's instructions. count.

In addition, the museum rotates temporary and seasonal exhibits covering a wide range of interesting topics, and summer camps for children aged 5 to 13 to transform into a hobby related to health.

The Museum of Health has become a great place for families to understand their bodies, take proactive measures to stay healthy, live longer, and take the worry out of managing their health costs. increase rapidly.

Website : www.thehealthmuseum.org

Phone : 713-521-1515

Hours of Operation :

Closed Monday

Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 - 17:00

Family Thursday: 14:00 - 19:00

Sunday: 12:00 - 17:00

Ticket price :

Children (3-12 years old): 8$

Adults: 12$

Old people: 8$