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MuseumNational Museum of Health and Medicine

Permanent archive IDMOH-MUS-000127

Published address2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States

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Status: Open to the public
Visit the Silver Spring galleries for the broader history of military medicine and contact the museum before travel if Mary Walker material is the purpose of the visit. Research access and object availability may require a separate appointment.
The Mary Walker kit relationship documents collection association, not present-day public display.
Confirm current hours, security procedures, photography rules, and any research appointment directly with the museum.
Map pin is based on a museum-specific photograph geotag and should be treated as an approximate site point.

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National Museum of Health and Medicine

Archive ID: MOH-MUS-000127
Official website: Visit official site ↗
Published visitor status: Open to the public
Last source review: 2026-10-11
Medal of Honor connections: 1 displayed

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Visitor guidanceVisit the Silver Spring galleries for the broader history of military medicine and contact the museum before travel if Mary Walker material is the purpose of the visit. Research access and object availability may require a separate appointment.

Historical descriptionFounded during the Civil War as the Army Medical Museum, the National Museum of Health and Medicine preserves objects, archives, instruments, anatomical and pathological specimens, and research collections that document the changing practice of medicine. Today the Defense Health Agency museum in Silver Spring continues the federal institution’s military-medical and scientific mission while making selected galleries and research resources available to the public.

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