Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Name: Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes
Start: 2026-03-20T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-30T12:45:00-04:00
Location: Massachusetts General Hospital

Schedule

Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Mon, 30 Mar, 2026 at 12:45 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA

Tour the Ether Dome, site of the first successful public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, and other sites of historical interest.
About this Event

Tour the Ether Dome, the historic operating theater where surgical anesthesia was first successfully, publicly demonstrated in 1846, and other points of historical interest in the hospital's main complex. If you have more time, follow us back to the hospital's Russell Museum of Medical History and Innovation just down the block.

Registration is required. Tickets are limited to 16 people.

*PLEASE NOTE* Proceed through the hospital's main entrance and continue straight. Tours meet near the small information desk by Coffee Central.