Remembrance & Renewed Hope

Hektoen Nurses and Humanities and the International Museum of Surgical Science are delighted to announce the new exhibit: Remembrance & Renewed Hope, on view for the month of May in the Museum’s historic Library in honor of Nurses Month. The Museum’s library features a long antique green table and chairs. This exhibition will feature fourteen place settings for a Nurse’s dinner table display. Nine of the settings feature past nursing leaders (Remembrance) and five are current nursing leaders (Renewed Hope). The displays are created by a group of nurses who are also practicing artists. Discover each artist's interpretation of these important nurse figures.

Featured nurses will include:

• Florence Nightingale (D)
• Mary Seacole (D)
• Clara Barton (D)
• Ildaura Murillo-Rohde (D)
• The 1964 student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital Nursing school (D)
• Luther Christman (D)
• Anne Zimmerman (D) Executive Director of the Illinois Nurses Association (INA)
• Sharon Cahill, BSN, RN (D)
• Krystal Hanrahan, MSN, RN (D)
• Janice Phillips, PhD, CENP, FAAN (A) Director of Nursing Research & Health Equity at Rush University Medical Center
• Mary McDermott, BSN, MSN, EdD, FAAN (A)
• Kristin Ramsey, MSN, MPPM, RN, NE-BC (A) Senior VP, Quality, NMHC, Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive, NMH/NMG
• Barb Holmes Gobel, MS, RN, ACDN, FAAN (A) Associate Director of Professional Practice and Development & Magnet Program Director
• Lauren Underwood, MSN, RN, MPH (A) Democratic Park Communication Chair, Democratic Representative IL in Congress 2023

Artists include:

• Sedane Henderson PCT
• Ma. Eliza Micha Alcantara RN
• Alyssa Hudik RN
• Janessa Janquian RN
• John Smisek RN
• Alyssa Saklak RN
• Maria Zaragoza LPN
• Marcela Gomez RN
• Johana Hernandez RN
• Sonja Will, Administrator
• Sophie Oracz, RN
• Cora Palmer, RN

Guest Speakers related to the arts and humanities as well as workshops and conversations among nurse artists will be scheduled.

Learn more: https://imss.org/remembrance-renewed-hope/

Light refreshments are included and alcohol will be served to guests with proof of age. Alcohol served to guests 21+, ID required.

Accessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org.

Image courtesy of Hektoen Nurses and the Humanities.