Paul S. Russell, MD Museum

The Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation is open Tuesday through Friday 10 am to 2 pm year-round and Saturday 11 am to 4 pm April through October. It's free and open to the public.

The Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation tells the rich story of Mass General through interactive media displays, artifacts and photographs. You can learn about the hospital's important contributions to the medical field and see how these discoveries and advancements have shaped the present – and how the hospital can continue to shape the future of medicine. The Russell Museum is dedicated to drawing connections between innovations spanning a period of more than 200 years – from the hospital’s charter in 1811 to present day. We encourage you to visit us for an experience that will inform, inspire and engage.

The museum and Ether Dome are wheelchair accessible, and the museum has accessible restrooms.

Upcoming (2)

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Wed, Apr 17 • 11:00 AM

Free

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Fri, Apr 19 • 12:00 PM

Free

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Wed, Apr 17 • 11:00 AM

Free

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Fri, Apr 19 • 12:00 PM

Free

Past (83)

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Fri, Mar 22 • 12:00 PM

Free

The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope primary image

The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope

Tue, Mar 12 • 6:00 PM EDT

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Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Fri, Mar 1 • 12:00 PM

Free

Sickle Cell Disease: A Portrait of Racism in American Health Care primary image

Sickle Cell Disease: A Portrait of Racism in American Health Care

Tue, Feb 20 • 6:00 PM EST

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Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence & the Reinvention of Medicine primary image

Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence & the Reinvention of Medicine

Tue, Jan 9 • 6:00 PM EST

Free

Gun Violence in America: Community-Driven Approaches to a National Crisis primary image

Gun Violence in America: Community-Driven Approaches to a National Crisis

Tue, Dec 12 • 6:00 PM EST

Free

The MGH and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe: A Clinical & Community Partnership primary image

The MGH and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe: A Clinical & Community Partnership

Tue, Nov 14 • 6:00 PM EST

Free

Huntington’s Disease: Genetic Complexity in a Mendelian Disorder primary image

Huntington’s Disease: Genetic Complexity in a Mendelian Disorder

Tue, Oct 10 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Case Records of the Mass General: 100 Years of Learning from Our Patients primary image

Case Records of the Mass General: 100 Years of Learning from Our Patients

Tue, Sep 12 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Everyone’s Problem: Inequity in Diagnosis and Treatment primary image

Everyone’s Problem: Inequity in Diagnosis and Treatment

Tue, Jun 13 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Why Should You Sleep at Night? primary image

Why Should You Sleep at Night?

Tue, May 9 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Our Personal and Scientific Quest to Cure Prion Disease primary image

Our Personal and Scientific Quest to Cure Prion Disease

Tue, Apr 11 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Fri, Mar 22 • 12:00 PM

Free

The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope primary image

The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope

Tue, Mar 12 • 6:00 PM EDT

Check ticket price on event

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Fri, Mar 1 • 12:00 PM

Free

Sickle Cell Disease: A Portrait of Racism in American Health Care primary image

Sickle Cell Disease: A Portrait of Racism in American Health Care

Tue, Feb 20 • 6:00 PM EST

Check ticket price on event

Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence & the Reinvention of Medicine primary image

Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence & the Reinvention of Medicine

Tue, Jan 9 • 6:00 PM EST

Free

Gun Violence in America: Community-Driven Approaches to a National Crisis primary image

Gun Violence in America: Community-Driven Approaches to a National Crisis

Tue, Dec 12 • 6:00 PM EST

Free

The MGH and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe: A Clinical & Community Partnership primary image

The MGH and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe: A Clinical & Community Partnership

Tue, Nov 14 • 6:00 PM EST

Free

Huntington’s Disease: Genetic Complexity in a Mendelian Disorder primary image

Huntington’s Disease: Genetic Complexity in a Mendelian Disorder

Tue, Oct 10 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Case Records of the Mass General: 100 Years of Learning from Our Patients primary image

Case Records of the Mass General: 100 Years of Learning from Our Patients

Tue, Sep 12 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Everyone’s Problem: Inequity in Diagnosis and Treatment primary image

Everyone’s Problem: Inequity in Diagnosis and Treatment

Tue, Jun 13 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Why Should You Sleep at Night? primary image

Why Should You Sleep at Night?

Tue, May 9 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Our Personal and Scientific Quest to Cure Prion Disease primary image

Our Personal and Scientific Quest to Cure Prion Disease

Tue, Apr 11 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

The Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation is open Tuesday through Friday 10 am to 2 pm year-round and Saturday 11 am to 4 pm April through October. It's free and open to the public.

The Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation tells the rich story of Mass General through interactive media displays, artifacts and photographs. You can learn about the hospital's important contributions to the medical field and see how these discoveries and advancements have shaped the present – and how the hospital can continue to shape the future of medicine. The Russell Museum is dedicated to drawing connections between innovations spanning a period of more than 200 years – from the hospital’s charter in 1811 to present day. We encourage you to visit us for an experience that will inform, inspire and engage.

The museum and Ether Dome are wheelchair accessible, and the museum has accessible restrooms.

Events

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Wed, Apr 17 • 11:00 AM

Free

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Fri, Apr 19 • 12:00 PM

Free

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Wed, Apr 17 • 11:00 AM

Free

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Fri, Apr 19 • 12:00 PM

Free

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Fri, Mar 22 • 12:00 PM

Free

The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope primary image

The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope

Tue, Mar 12 • 6:00 PM EDT

Check ticket price on event

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Fri, Mar 1 • 12:00 PM

Free

Sickle Cell Disease: A Portrait of Racism in American Health Care primary image

Sickle Cell Disease: A Portrait of Racism in American Health Care

Tue, Feb 20 • 6:00 PM EST

Check ticket price on event

Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence & the Reinvention of Medicine primary image

Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence & the Reinvention of Medicine

Tue, Jan 9 • 6:00 PM EST

Free

Gun Violence in America: Community-Driven Approaches to a National Crisis primary image

Gun Violence in America: Community-Driven Approaches to a National Crisis

Tue, Dec 12 • 6:00 PM EST

Free

The MGH and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe: A Clinical & Community Partnership primary image

The MGH and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe: A Clinical & Community Partnership

Tue, Nov 14 • 6:00 PM EST

Free

Huntington’s Disease: Genetic Complexity in a Mendelian Disorder primary image

Huntington’s Disease: Genetic Complexity in a Mendelian Disorder

Tue, Oct 10 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Case Records of the Mass General: 100 Years of Learning from Our Patients primary image

Case Records of the Mass General: 100 Years of Learning from Our Patients

Tue, Sep 12 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Everyone’s Problem: Inequity in Diagnosis and Treatment primary image

Everyone’s Problem: Inequity in Diagnosis and Treatment

Tue, Jun 13 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Why Should You Sleep at Night? primary image

Why Should You Sleep at Night?

Tue, May 9 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Our Personal and Scientific Quest to Cure Prion Disease primary image

Our Personal and Scientific Quest to Cure Prion Disease

Tue, Apr 11 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Fri, Mar 22 • 12:00 PM

Free

The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope primary image

The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope

Tue, Mar 12 • 6:00 PM EDT

Check ticket price on event

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes primary image

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Fri, Mar 1 • 12:00 PM

Free

Sickle Cell Disease: A Portrait of Racism in American Health Care primary image

Sickle Cell Disease: A Portrait of Racism in American Health Care

Tue, Feb 20 • 6:00 PM EST

Check ticket price on event

Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence & the Reinvention of Medicine primary image

Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence & the Reinvention of Medicine

Tue, Jan 9 • 6:00 PM EST

Free

Gun Violence in America: Community-Driven Approaches to a National Crisis primary image

Gun Violence in America: Community-Driven Approaches to a National Crisis

Tue, Dec 12 • 6:00 PM EST

Free

The MGH and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe: A Clinical & Community Partnership primary image

The MGH and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe: A Clinical & Community Partnership

Tue, Nov 14 • 6:00 PM EST

Free

Huntington’s Disease: Genetic Complexity in a Mendelian Disorder primary image

Huntington’s Disease: Genetic Complexity in a Mendelian Disorder

Tue, Oct 10 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Case Records of the Mass General: 100 Years of Learning from Our Patients primary image

Case Records of the Mass General: 100 Years of Learning from Our Patients

Tue, Sep 12 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Everyone’s Problem: Inequity in Diagnosis and Treatment primary image

Everyone’s Problem: Inequity in Diagnosis and Treatment

Tue, Jun 13 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Why Should You Sleep at Night? primary image

Why Should You Sleep at Night?

Tue, May 9 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free

Our Personal and Scientific Quest to Cure Prion Disease primary image

Our Personal and Scientific Quest to Cure Prion Disease

Tue, Apr 11 • 6:00 PM EDT

Free