Heritage Days is an annual week-long event held every October at Mayo Clinic locations in Arizona, Florida and
Minnesota, as well as Mayo Clinic Health System. Its mission is to thank employees and volunteers for their service
to patients and to present Mayo Clinic values and history as an inspiration for our work today. This year’s Heritage Days included the premiere of a new Heritage Film and the debut of three virtual tours of Mayo Clinic historical and cultural spaces.
New Heritage Film, “Always More to Learn – The Spirit of Education at Mayo Clinic”
The founders of Mayo Clinic set a high value on lifelong learning. Throughout their careers, they traveled extensively to watch master surgeons at work and look for ways to better serve their patients. They shared their knowledge freely, welcoming thousands of doctors who came to learn at what one of them called “a clearinghouse for the best work of the world’s hospitals.”
This film tells stories of people experiencing the clinic’s spirit of education during its formative years.
Watch the film on the Heritage Films page of this website.
Virtual tours to explore 24/7
You don’t have to travel to Rochester in order to experience Mayo Clinic’s unique healing environment. Enjoy exploring three of Mayo’s important historical and cultural spaces—the Center for the Spirit, Heritage Hall Museum & Welcome Center and Saint Marys Chapel—through virtual tours available on the Tours page of this website.