NEWS
INFECTIOUS DISEASE ON DISPLAY AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE
OCTOBER 31, 2009-JANUARY 22, 2010
Featuring the Art of Bryn Barnard
6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Building 54,
Washington, DC 20307
www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum
October 21, 2009, Washington, D.C. – "Outbreak: Plagues That Changed History," an exhibit of artwork depicting the impact of disease on human history, will be featured in a limited engagement at the National Museum of Health and Medicine. Admission is free. NMHM is open to the public and is located on the campus at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
"Outbreak" is the work of artist and author Bryn Barnard and is based on his book of the same name (published by Crown Publishers). The paintings illustrate key moments in world history by educating the visitor on the impact certain epidemiological disasters have had on shaping human population and world civilization. The exhibit includes original paintings partnered with maps and text from the book. This is the first major East Coast installation for "Outbreak."
"This institution's historic interest in combating infectious disease goes back to Captain Walter Reed himself when he was curator of the Army Medical Museum at the turn of the 20th century," said Adrianne Noe, Ph.D., Museum director. "Reed's thorough methods and scientific approach led to improved treatment regimens and vaccines for yellow fever and also served to institutionalize the role of the medical scientist in the armed forces. We're glad that Barnard's exhibit further educates our visitors about the impact infectious diseases have had on human history and how modern medicine has worked to combat the threat of such diseases."
"Outbreak: Plagues That Changed History" is written and illustrated by Bryn Barnard and published by Crown Publishers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
For more information: www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum
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