Glore Psychiatric Museum
Could you swallow a nail? How about 453 of them? A patient in the St. Joseph State Lunatic Asylum No. 2 did just that. This collection is one of many intriguing exhibits that earned the Glore Psychiatric Museum recognition as Ã¢ÂÂOne of the 50 most unusual museums in the countryÃ¢ÂÂ and mention in national publications and television programs such as Ripley's Believe It or Not. Today, the Glore Psychiatric Museum chronicles the 140-year history of the state hospital and centuries of mental health treatment. Surgical tools, treatment equipment, furnishings, nurse uniforms, documents, and much more are exhibited. The primitive mental health treatments will make you grateful for modern medicine. Patient artwork exhibits provide a glimpse into the minds of those who suffered with mental illness. The needlework-stitched words of a mute schizophrenic speak volumes. Pottery, paintings, and drawings were all therapeutic, giving patients an outlet for their pain, hopes, and joys.
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