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History:
The first of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, The Health Museum of Cleveland was founded in 1936 by the president of Cleveland’s Academy of Medicine and a dedicated group of physicians, dentists and community leaders. The museum opened its doors to the public in 1940 and since that time has provided health education and information in a museum setting.
In 1950, the museum introduced its permanent exhibits and museum icon, Juno the Transparent Talking Woman, made her debut. 1952 saw the establishment of the Frohring Education Center, the beginning of a legacy that lives on today. A $2.5 million expansion program was completed in the early 1970s, adding two three-story exhibition wings, a revitalized education center including a 156-seat auditorium, two garden courtyards, a reception area and lobby.
Over the years, new programs and new activities strengthened the museum’s reputation as the source of vital health information. Critical public health issues were often first addressed through school-based education programs and community conferences in the Education Center. Programs that addressed issues like HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, child abuse prevention, smoking cessation, and reproductive health have served as models both nationally and internationally. The museum remains focused on current public health issues and life science discoveries through outreach activities that encourage healthy lifestyle choices. Distance Learning programs continue the mission to deliver unbiased community-based health education.
The museum has always had the know-how and the faculty to teach healthy lifestyle choices. As HealthSpace Cleveland has grown,the dedication to health education has expanded across the country and around the globe. With the opening of HealthSpace Cleveland’s exhibit gallery and education center in 2002, HealthSpace Cleveland's distance learning program has been able to reach over 45,000 students in 25 states and 3 foreign countries. HealthSpace Cleveland's wide-reaching distance-learning program delivers real-time interactive health education programs throughout the region and the world.
On January 1, 2007, HealthSpace Cleveland and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive in University Circle, merged into one institution, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH). Over time, CMNH will introduce new educational programs and exhibits combining health and natural history to explore such topics as nutrition and natural resources, environmental health and epidemiology, genetics and human evolution, and human cultures and social behaviors.
Seven decades ago, HealthSpace Cleveland's founders established more than a health education institution, they ensured a positive future that nurtures the entire community. With the merger of HealthSpace and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, once again, the mission to provide health education to children and families both near and far will be preserved.
The first of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, The Health Museum of Cleveland was founded in 1936 by the president of Cleveland’s Academy of Medicine and a dedicated group of physicians, dentists and community leaders. The museum opened its doors to the public in 1940 and since that time has provided health education and information in a museum setting.
In 1950, the museum introduced its permanent exhibits and museum icon, Juno the Transparent Talking Woman, made her debut. 1952 saw the establishment of the Frohring Education Center, the beginning of a legacy that lives on today. A $2.5 million expansion program was completed in the early 1970s, adding two three-story exhibition wings, a revitalized education center including a 156-seat auditorium, two garden courtyards, a reception area and lobby.
Over the years, new programs and new activities strengthened the museum’s reputation as the source of vital health information. Critical public health issues were often first addressed through school-based education programs and community conferences in the Education Center. Programs that addressed issues like HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, child abuse prevention, smoking cessation, and reproductive health have served as models both nationally and internationally. The museum remains focused on current public health issues and life science discoveries through outreach activities that encourage healthy lifestyle choices. Distance Learning programs continue the mission to deliver unbiased community-based health education.
The museum has always had the know-how and the faculty to teach healthy lifestyle choices. As HealthSpace Cleveland has grown,the dedication to health education has expanded across the country and around the globe. With the opening of HealthSpace Cleveland’s exhibit gallery and education center in 2002, HealthSpace Cleveland's distance learning program has been able to reach over 45,000 students in 25 states and 3 foreign countries. HealthSpace Cleveland's wide-reaching distance-learning program delivers real-time interactive health education programs throughout the region and the world.
On January 1, 2007, HealthSpace Cleveland and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive in University Circle, merged into one institution, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH). Over time, CMNH will introduce new educational programs and exhibits combining health and natural history to explore such topics as nutrition and natural resources, environmental health and epidemiology, genetics and human evolution, and human cultures and social behaviors.
Seven decades ago, HealthSpace Cleveland's founders established more than a health education institution, they ensured a positive future that nurtures the entire community. With the merger of HealthSpace and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, once again, the mission to provide health education to children and families both near and far will be preserved.