2023-09-29 18:45:57
Do you know the first syringes?, have you ever seen the artifacts and remedies that they were part of a drugstore? Or do you know what the first objects that surgeons used to cut bones were like? If your answer is negative, then you cannot miss the exhibition “Healthy mind Healthy Body. In search of our health”, which has been presented since September 29 at the Museo del Objeto del Objeto (WAY) and has more than 3,000 pieces, from the beginning of the 19th century to the present day, related to the medicinethe herbalismlos medicines y remedies.
In the peculiar exhibitionyou can learn part of the history of the herbalism in Mexicoin addition to appreciating the packaging and product that were part of the beginnings of the medicine allopathic, products opioids that were used to treat illnesses mentalthe development of antibiotics and a room that takes you into a pharmacy, the predecessors of today’s pharmacies.
The exhibition invites attendees to reflect on the birth of the medicines most relevant to human history, on the development of surgical instruments and anatomical models to understand and study the human body.
Antonio Soto, curator of the exhibition describes the exhibition “as a journey to the universe of medicine and the health”, where you can find containers, packaging and of medicines and medical objects. The first for sanitary pads, the first advertisements to promote Penicillin, Picot, Vitacillin, Campaign Ointment, Alka-Seltzer and Syrup 666 are part of the collection.
In “Healthy Mind, Healthy Body. In search of our health“You will find curious artifacts on topics of health e hygienein a way that is rarely treated in a museum, for example which long ago promoted cigarettes that claimed to be a remedy once morest asthma.
The alliances to achieve exhibition
To make this exhibition possible, an alliance was made between the WAY and Essity, a leading Swedish company in hygiene and health.
“At Essity we are convinced that the first step to changing reality is to know it. To do this, objective and reliable information is required that breaks the taboos and stigmas associated with the normal and natural stages of human life. This is why we carry out Global Hygiene and Health Reports in our most relevant markets such as Mexico and the innovative way to do it is in alliance with the WAY and through this exhibition that unites objects with data,” said Palmira Camargo, vice president of CGA Essity communications.
“Making use of the collections of the WAY This exhibition seeks to tell the stories regarding the healthits key moments and its evolution, focusing on medicine, hygiene, education and technological advances that have allowed the quality of life to improve for everyone,” Palmira Camargo said in a guided tour.
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