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Waring Exhibits

The Historical Library prepares exhibits, both physical and online, on subjects pertaining to the history of the health sciences and MUSC. We have curated exhibitions for the College of Nursing, the College of Dental Medicine, etc. The exhibits are prepared using manuscripts, archival records, photographs, and artifacts from our collections.


Online Exhibits


Click thumbnails below to view online exhibits.

Opening Doors: Women at MUSC exhibit graphic

"Opening Doors"
Women at the Medical University of South Carolina

2012, updated 2023

Thumbnail image of The Founders of the Medical College of South Carolina exhibit homepage

"Men of Unsullied Reputation:"
The Founders of the Medical College of South Carolina

2023

Thumbnail image of Macaulay Museum of Dental History exhibit homepage

Macaulay Museum of Dental History

2018

Educate and Inspire: The MUSC College of Nursing

2016

Building a Medical Center: The Construction of the 1955 Medical College Hospital homepage screenshot

Building a Medical Center: The Construction of the 1955 Medical College Hospital

2015

Surviving Flexner: How the Medical College of the State of South Carolina Became a State Institution, 1913

Surviving Flexner: How the Medical College of the State of South Carolina
Became a State Institution, 1913

2013

The Charleston Heart Study

The Charleston Heart Study

2013

Porcher Medicinal Garden:<br/> Cultivating Our History

Porcher Medicinal Garden:
Cultivating Our History

2012

College of Graduate Studies: Past and Present

The History of the MUSC College of Graduate Studies

2012

Birth and Rebirth: A History of St. Luke's Chapel

Birth and Rebirth:
A History of St. Luke's Chapel

2012

McClennan Banks: Hospital and Training School for Nurses

McClennan Banks: Hospital and Training School for Nurses

2012

Faults and Fractures: The Medical Response to the Charleston Earthquake of 1886

Faults and Fractures: The Medical Response to the Charleston Earthquake of 1886

2011

Mysterious Show Globes of the Apothecary

Mysterious Show Globes
of the Apothecary

2011

Civil Practice to Civil War: The Medical College of the State of South Carolina, 1861-1865

Civil Practice to Civil War: The Medical College of the State of South Carolina, 1861-1865

2009

With Integrity and Dignity: The Life of James W. Colbert, Jr., M.D.

With Integrity and Dignity:
The Life of James W. Colbert, Jr., M.D.

2009

MUSC Remembers Hurricane Hugo

MUSC Remembers
Hurricane Hugo

2009

Overcoming the Rejection Factor: MUSC's First Organ Transplant

Overcoming the Rejection Factor:
MUSC's First Organ Transplant

2008

Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot & The Theater of Medicine

Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot &
The Theater of Medicine

2006

 

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