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International Working Group for Wax Moulages (IWWM)

Medical wax model collections have been the subject of renewed scientific interest since the turn of the millennium. As part of the material turn, scholars in history and cultural studies increasingly study historical objects in museums and university collections. Wax moulages in particular, with their specific characteristics, have attracted attention from medical professionals and historians alike.

A German-speaking Moulages Working Group was formed in Berlin in 2013, following a major international conference in Dresden 2009. Ten years later, at a meeting in Zurich in 2023, the circle of participants was expanded to represent collections from all over the world. As an international working group, we now take the next step and join the newly founded International Association of Medical Museums and Collections (IAMMC) as the International Working Group on Medical Wax Models (IWWM).

The aim of the IWWM is to:

  • expand the network among the collections
  • ensure professional conservation and restoration

  • consider ethical aspects of the use of wax moulages

  • support the use of wax moulages as

    • historical documents

    • cultural assets

    • in modern teaching

    • in public exhibitions

  • promote local and international research projects

  • improve financing options

Weiterführende Informationen

Contact Persons

Museum for Wax Moulages Zurich, Switzerland
        Michael Geiges michael(at)geiges.ch
        Sabina Carraro: sabina.carraro(at)usz.ch
         
Medizinhistorisches Museum Hamburg, Germany
        Henrik Essler: hessler(at)uke.de
         
Karolinska Insitutet, Sweden
        Eva Ahren: eva.ahren(at)ki.se
         
Sorbonne Université Paris, France
        Eloise Quetel:
        eloise.quetel(at)sorbonne-universite.fr

 

Mailing List

If you would like more information about the working group, you can sign up to the following mailing list:

https://lists.uni-hamburg.de/mailman/listinfo/medicalwaxmodels

Meeting in Ingoldstadt: Call for Abstracts

More about Meeting in Ingoldstadt: Call for Abstracts

You can find the invitation and call for abstracts for the upcoming meeting in Ingolstadt on 9 September in the following PDF.

Paper proposals should be submitted by 31 May.

Invitation and Call for Abstracts

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