Western Australian Medical Museum

Blast from the past

The WA Medical Museum adjoins King Edward Memorial Hospital. In days gone by, many of the medical tretments seem to be primitive to our eyes. If you want to visit, please check on opening hours.

When medicine was an art and a science

Medicine has come a long way from the early days of the last century, when medicine was sometimes as much an art as a science. The exhibits often look like instruments of torture rather than methods...

Fantastic little museum

My girlfriend and I visited this museum and were delighted by it. It's fairly small, but has a great range of exhibits which go in to great detail about their topics. It's interesting and engaging - a...

Medical treatments from days gone by

The Western Australian (WA) Medical Museum is in the grounds of the King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) for Women. It is quite easy to find, fronting onto Barker Rd, just near the junction of Railw...

many interesting medical hero stories

Run by volunteers this Museum even has an Iron Lung chamber that was used when divers got "the bends" Amazing displays. One of the curators, Norma, told us lots of interesting things about the early...