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The Exhibition Program at the National Library of Medicine provides traveling exhibition services to libraries across the United States. Exhibitions are based on original scholarly research and address a wide range of topics related to the social and cultural history of science, medicine, and technology. Browse the list below to learn more about the format, content, and availability of our traveling exhibitions.
AVAILABLEBanner Exhibition |
Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health tells many stories about the revolution in global health that is taking place in villages and towns around the world. |
FULLY BOOKEDthrough 2010 - 2 copiesNLM Tour beginning 2009 - 3rd copyPanel Exhibition |
Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America's Women Physicians explores the history of women physicians in the United States. |
AVAILABLEPoster Exhibition |
Everyday Miracles: Medical Imagery in Ex-Votos explores the relationship between healing and faith through the ex-voto, a devotional paintings that gives thanks for a miraculous healing or blessing. |
AVAILABLEPanel Exhibition |
Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature explores Mary Shelley's world that gave birth to Frankenstein. The exhibition considers how her novel provides a framework for discussions of contemporary bio-medical advances that sometimes challenge our understanding of what it means to be human. |
FULLLY BOOKEDBanner Exhibition |
Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine explores the world of Harry Potter and its roots in Renaissance magic, science and medicine. |
AVAILABLETOUR BEGINS Fall 2009Banner Exhibition |
The Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Yellow Wall-Paper examines a nineteenth-century writer's challenge to the medical profession and the relationship between science and society. |
FULLY BOOKEDthrough March 2011Banner Exhibition |
Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons celebrates the contributions of African American academic surgeons to medicine and medical education. |
AVAILABLEPoster Exhibition |
Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons celebrates the contributions of African American academic surgeons to medicine and medical education. |
Last reviewed: 07 August 2009
Last updated: 07 August 2009
First published: 30 April 2004
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