CCWM Conversations: Science Collections: Physiology with Kelsey McMorrow
Join us at the Chau Chak Wing Museum for a floor talk on the exhibition Instrumental 4: Collections from Science: Physiology.
This, the fourth display in our ongoing series showcasing a range of tools used by physiologists and University students from the Macleay Collection, is an exhibition focussed on the study of Physiology - the scientific study of how living things function.
Physiology became an independent discipline during the 19th century, spurred by increasing experimentation, teaching, and new professional journals and societies. Also key was the significant advancements in instrumentation – including the invention of key recording instruments like the kymograph, sphygmograph, myograph, and more. Many of these are represented in the exhibition.
This floor talk will take participants through the exhibition and explore the broader history of the scientific collections of the Chau Chak Wing Museum.
About our speaker
Kelsey assists in the curation, research and management of the Museum’s science collections. She works most closely with the Macleay Collection of scientific instruments and apparatus. Kelsey is also passionate about museum accessibility and is chair of the Museum’s Accessibility and Inclusion Working Group.
Kelsey completed her BA/BSc at UNSW, studying history and psychology. She also completed her Master of Museum and Heritage Studies at the University of Sydney.
Header image, left to right: Kymograph, 1930s, CF Palmer Ltd, London, England, Macleay Collections, SC2021.58; ‘Service’ microscope, 1920-1940, W Watson & Sons Ltd, London, England, Macleay Collections, SC1989.6; Enlarged model of the human eye, early 20th century, unknown maker, Macleay Collections, SC2021.23.