MATCULTMED investigates the interactions and intersections between science, technology and medicine, in a framework that combines historical research with pedagogical innovation and heritage and museum work. It provides an exemplary study on the making of medical physics, together with a number of curatorship proposals linked to work on collections and practice in a museum environment. It aims to contribute to strengthen the network and community of practitioners in material culture of science and medicine. It brings together material and digital culture with the aim of producing sustainable alternatives based on realistic projections.
Acronym: MATCULTMED
Reference code: RYC-2017-21763
Keywords: material culture, medical technology, museum studies, educational research, digital humanities