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THE LYME MUSEUM

Making the invisible visible

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THE LYME MUSEUM AT A GLANCE

When illnesses and disabilities are invisible, and when they are contested, how can museums represent them? How can they make the invisible visible?

This is the premise of The Lyme Museum , a virtual museum with touring exhibitions making the invisible visible. This museum uses the social model of disability and storytelling to address the question of body normality and healthiness, and to give a platform to those who have been rendered voiceless.

This museum is here to gather stories and amplify voices. We are here to make the invisible visible.

The Lyme Museum

Oct 16
5 min

From History to Hidden - The Asylum under the surface of Leicester University

When I began my studies at the University of Leicester, I knew nothing of the campus’s history in disability persecution. And I can’t really

The Lyme Museum

Oct 12
7 min

Unethical Recruitment of Disabled Men During the Vietnam War

From the 1st of October 1966, the United States of America started the recruitment of men for the military who had previously been reject...

The Lyme Museum

Aug 15
2 min

Status Migrainosus

Words and artwork by Artist in Residence, Caitlin Smits.

Thomas Bowers

Aug 3
7 min

The Hidden Disability of The First World War

The First World War left both physical and psychological scars on the soldiers who survived service with their lives. Those who had physi...

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Jul 10
3 min

Are You There?

A mild disease, a form of discomfort, something recurrent or permanent which bothers you. What is a disability? What is chronic disease? ...

'We cannot fight all the battles. But, we cannot fight one battle and ignore the one next to us'

Dr Angela Stienne

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