Cushing Center Medical History Exhibition

Wednesday, 12 a.m. – Friday, 12 a.m.

Event Info

Cushing Center Medical History Exhibition
Jan. 2, 2019Dec. 22, 2023
Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
333 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06510
A woman in blue jihad talking to a boy and an open book in front of them

The Cushing Center, located within the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, is an extensive permanent medical historical exhibition created from the personal papers and collections of Harvey Cushing, father of modern neurosurgery and an 1891 Yale graduate. It includes jars of century-old brain specimens used in his research as well as historical books and manuscripts, reproductions of artwork, and videos.

Open To: 
General Public