Maude Abbott collected hundreds of specimens illustrating congenital cardiovascular disease.

Electron microscopy began at McGill in the late 1940s with the purchase of the RCA EMU-1 transmission electron microscope (TEM), on display in the basement alcove of the Strathcona Anatomy & Dentistry Building.
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This exhibit examines the evolution of the use of the reflex hammer over the last two centuries.

The process by which a single cell−the fertilized ovum−becomes a fully formed and functional infant is one of the marvels of life. This exhibit illustrates some of the anomalies that occur when this process goes awry.

A virtual exhibit of 64 specimens from our pathology collection. Each group illustrates disease associated with a particular organ, such as the lung or heart, or a system, such as the gastrointestinal or genitourinary.

Skeletal specimens derived from soldiers of the American Civil War, a number of poems by Walt Whitman—a patient of William Osler—and illustrations of battlefield injuries and detailed medical histories.

The Anniversary cabinet displays examples of material that was used or donated by McGill medical graduates, researchers, and teachers that was donated during the MAMM’s first ten years.

A collection of several hundred Canadian health care stamps and first day/souvenir covers. Fifty topics associated with these are shown in this exhibit.

Postcards featuring Montreal hospitals from the 1880s to the 1960s. The cards provide a unique view of history through the eyes of those who sent news to friends and family by way of the postal system, before the age of mobile telephones and email.

Fourteen former fire stations in the Strathcona Anatomy & Dentistry Building have been repurposed to showcase anatomical illustrations, skeletal specimens and human remain disposition.

This poster exhibit displays the use of magazine advertisements and cigarette packaging to influence individuals’ cigarette use.