What is an honorary curator? A personal reflection
Thirty years ago I made a trip to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Spring Street, Melbourne with Dr Rod Westhorpe. At the time I was an anaesthetic registrar at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, approaching my final exams and the end of my...
Where are the great women of anaesthesia?
During 2016 a number of groups visited because of “word-of-mouth” reviews. These are particularly wonderful because somebody enjoyed their visit so much they spoke highly about it to others and inspired them to visit. It’s always an extra delight to take that booking....
Acriflavine: Why is it in an anaesthetic museum?
The Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History seems an unlikely place to find a bottle of acriflavine. It is a topical antiseptic, made from coal tar, discovered in 1912 by the German scientist Paul Ehrlich. It was used to treat everything from minor burns and...
Seeking “TEVH”
Amber Evangelista worked as a volunteer at the Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History to undertake a significance statement on a Probyn Williams inhaler. Amber is currently acting Public Programs Curator at the Victoria Police Museum in Melbourne. Amongst the...