Lost Art of Nursing

04/09/2023

03/19/2023

Mom isn't on social media much but she has had so many wonderful calls and emails that she wanted to make a post in her words. She grateful to you all and while it is an adjustment to all of us to see a bare white wall at mom's house (all of the grandkids grew up playing at grandma's house/museum, it's all they ever known) the closing of the Lost Art of Nursing is what we hoped and worked for! ❤️

The Lost Art of Nursing Museum is now closed. I am happy to report that after years of searching, the collection has found a forever home. I have donated it to the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago. They have a room dedicated to nursing. Under their care, the collection will be preserved and shared with visitors for many years to come.
The new nursing exhibit will open in May including a reception on the 3rd. Check the museum’s website to RSVP. There will be several other special events at the museum during the month to honor nurses sponsored by the Hektoen Institute of Medicine. The museum will also give nurses free admission for the entire month.
I would like to thank all the nurses, friends and family who have who have supported me and my mission. I would especially like to thank IMSS for stepping up to make sure the art of nursing wouldn’t be lost.
Melodie Chenevert, RN

03/16/2023

The Lost Art of Nursing Museum is now closed permanently. We have been incredibly fortunate to be able to put most of the exhibits on permanent loan at the International Museum of Surgical Sciences in Chicago, IL. During the month of May all nurses will get in for FREE! There is also a reception on May 3rd to show off the exhibit (RSVP on their site https://imss.org/). Melodie has absolutely loved and cherished inviting everyone into her home to show off her passion - the art of nursing - and reminding nurses of their incredible and honored past where their profession began. Thank you for stopping by! If you can't get to Chicago any time soon feel free to tour the pieces on Youtube (back when it was in Cannon Beach, OR) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbiBYi5A53s&t=51s ❤️❤️❤️

Want to visit the Lost Art of Nursing Museum in beautiful Cannon Beach, OR but just can't get here yet? Come take an online tour of the museum with the story...

04/29/2022

Come To Cannon Beach! Stop by to see Cannon Beach Gallery's show "May Flowers". Look for the Pop - Up exhibition featuring treasures from the Lost Art of Nursing Museum in Cannon Beach. Oregon. Join us for a month-long celebration of Nurses and Healers!

This show corresponds with Nurses week May 6 - May 12, 2022.
Spring Unveiling Weekend: May 6, May 7, May 8
Reception: Saturday May 7, 2022 from 4:30 to 6:30.

11/23/2021

At this time the museum is closed until spring - no appointments. We will see you again to ring in next year’s Nurse’s Week!!! Thank you to all of our visitors!!

05/07/2020

Thank you to all of our superhero’s out there!

04/13/2020

Melodie has two new products on Etsy - beautiful new boxed sets of notecards, perfect for writing thank you notes to a nurse in your life who could use a little lift! https://www.etsy.com/shop/LostArtOfNursing

12/28/2019

Lost Art of Nursing is going on Etsy!! If you have a favorite product from our gift shop that you’d like to be able to get online thru Etsy, we’d love to hear from you! We will be adding even more products shortly!

04/23/2019

Are you a nursing student who could use a scholarship just for visiting an AMAZING free museum about the history of your own profession?? Have we got an event for you!

07/25/2018

The poem, The Women Who Went to the Field, by Clara Barton (founded the American Red Cross, was a nurse in the civil war and shamed Congress into signing on to the Geneva Convention) has always resonated with Melodie. She has taken the poem and illustrated it with beautiful artwork (found in her museum) of WWI nurses. Take a listen, soak up the images and remember how powerful just one nurse can be!

A Poem by Clara Barton, who served as a nurse in the Civil War, founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and shamed Congress into signing on to the Geneva Conv...

07/24/2018

Can't make it out to Cannon Beach to see the museum just yet? Don't fret! Come check out our video of many of the displays available within our museum and hear the story of the museum's origin narrated by the collector herself, Melodie Chenevert!

Want to visit the Lost Art of Nursing Museum in beautiful Cannon Beach, OR but just can't get here yet? Come take an online tour of the museum with the story...

06/01/2018

The winner of the $1000 scholarship drawing is Ellie Wilson of Mount Hood Community College. Cannon Beach Police Chief Jason Schermerhorn very kindly did the drawing! Congratulations Ellie!!!!