Sign Petition to Save the the Wonderful Musée Depuytren of Paris!

We have just learned that one our favorite medical museums--The Musée Depuytren of Paris--is in danger of closing.

There is a petition being circulated to protest this closure; we have signed, and hope you will, too! You can do so by clicking here.

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