Professor Thomas Schnalke
Direktor des Berliner Medizinhistorischen Museums der Charité
About this event
- Date and time Wed 12 Feb 2025 from 5:30pm to 7:45pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by History of Medicine Society
This event delves into modern explorations of anatomical knowledge, and blends the artistry of wax imagery, historical book illustrations, and the evolution of anatomical education. It aims to honour Andreas Vesalius's legacy by examining the processes of "unmaking" and "making" the human body, which are key to understanding its functions.
You will also gain a deeper appreciation of anatomical science through the fascinating study of wax medical models.
By attending, you will:
- View the illustrations of Andreas Vesalius that were often composites rather than snapshots of individual bodies. He considered the unmaking and making of the human body as two important processes by which to understand the workings of the human body.
- Understand how the design of his book reflects his hope to to convey the unmaking and making of the human body.
- Consider a series of thought provoking questions:
- When and how did the explicit directing of the viewers view start in modern medical imagery?
- What where the specific potentials of anatomical models and clinical moulages in framing and directing the medical gaze?
- What are the status, value and meaning of these highly telling visual objects as sources in medical history and museology today?
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Show Virtual / In Person rates
Tickets (In Person)
Standard pricing available until 11 February 2025.
Member
RSM Member
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£25.00
Meeting
£55.00
Dinner
(optional) |
Non - Member
Non - Member
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£44.00
Meeting
£55.00
Dinner
(optional) |
Tickets (Virtual)
Standard pricing available until 12 February 2025.
Member
| RSM Member |
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| £12.00 |
Non - Member
| Non - Member |
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| £22.00 |
Key speakers
Professor Sachiko Kusukawa
Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, Trinity College Cambridge
Agenda
The anatomist’s cloak
Registration
Registration
Welcome and introduction
Mr Andreas Demetriades, President 2024-2025, History of Medicine Society, Royal Society of Medicine
Modelling anatomy and capturing disease- the features and potentials of medical images in wax
Professor Thomas Schnalke, Charite, Berlin
The body in the book: Andreas Vesalius and anatomical illustrations
Professor Sachiko Kusukawa, Trinity College Cambridge
Panel discussion
Chair: Mr Andreas Demetriades, President 2024 - 2025, History of Medicine Society, Royal Society of Medicine
Close of meeting
Optional dinner
Pre-registered delegates only
The anatomist’s cloak
Welcome and introduction
Mr Andreas Demetriades, President 2024 - 2025, History of Medicine Society, Royal Society of Medicine
Modelling anatomy and capturing disease- the features and potentials of medical images in wax
Professor Thomas Schnalke, Charite, Berlin
The body in the book: Andreas Vesalius and anatomical illustrations
Professor Sachiko Kusukawa, Trinity College Cambridge
Panel discussion
Chair: Mr Andreas Demetriades, President 2024-2025, History of Medicine Society, Royal Society of Medicine
Close of meeting
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
Registration for this event will close at 1:00am on 11 February 2025. Late registrations will not be accepted.
The agenda is subject to change at any time.
All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.