Mutter Museum opens 1918 flu pandemic exhibit

Thursday, October 17, 2019
CENTER CITY (WPVI) -- The Mutter Museum in Center City is commemorating a dark time in the city of Philadelphia.

The museum launched a new exhibit Thursday, taking a closer look at the 1918 flu pandemic that killed more than 17,000 neighbors in the city.
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Historians and community health groups collaborated on the ambitious project.

The exhibit features hundreds of photographs, documents and personal stories from residents who survived the pandemic.
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