What kind of guided tours does the museum have?
Docent-guided tours are available for students 5th grade and older with reservations needed four to six weeks in advance. The museum requires a minimum of one adult chaperone for every ten students. There is no limit placed on the size of groups having unguided tours and even though no reservation is required it is recommended. About 60 to 90 minutes should be allowed for tours, and it is recommended that another 30 minutes be allowed for students to explore the computer interactives and additional exhibits not covered on the tour. Also, docent led tours are offered to walk-in visitors at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. The tours highlight the exhibition, “To Bind Up the Nation’s Wounds: Medicine During the Civil War.” Visitors receive the opportunity to experience Civil War medicine through the eyes of battlefield surgeons and the sick and wounded Union and Confederate personnel, as well learn about the state of medicine during this time. A list of the museum’s
Docent-guided tours are available for students 5th grade and older with reservations needed four to six weeks in advance. The museum requires a minimum of one adult chaperone for every ten students. There is no limit placed on the size of groups having unguided tours and even though no reservation is required it is recommended. About 60 to 90 minutes should be allowed for tours, and it is recommended that another 30 minutes be allowed for students to explore the computer interactives and additional exhibits not covered on the tour. Also, docent led tours are offered to walk-in visitors at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. The tours highlight the exhibition, “To Bind Up the Nation’s Wounds: Medicine During the Civil War.” Visitors receive the opportunity to experience Civil War medicine through the eyes of battlefield surgeons and the sick and wounded Union and Confederate personnel, as well learn about the state of medicine during this time. A list of the museum’s
