Mobile Medical Museum

02/20/2026

Here's a sneak peak of our exhibition, "Rebel Distempers: Medicine in Colonial and Revolutionary America," opening tomorrow from 1 to 3 pm. Come hear the story of Mobile's oldest hospital (and one of the first in colonial America), which (kind of) is still operating today!

02/19/2026

Congratulations to our Board Vice President, Dr. Ashley Williams, for this honor!

02/13/2026

We're in Deep Gras now, honey bunch. Oh, you think you know Mardi Gras history? Did you know that the Vincent Doan House, our home, has an important connection to the story of Mardi Gras in Mobile? According to local historian Caldwell Delaney, Michael Krafft lived here with his sister, Ann, and her husband, Captain Benjamin Vincent, when he founded the Cowbellion de Rakin Society in 1830. The Society started as a drunken parade with cowbells through the city on New Year's Eve. Krafft and his fellow revellers were so loud that they woke up the Mayor, who invited them in for some punch. That's when they decided to make the parade an annual event. There was simply too much fun to be had for just one night! And the rest is history. 💛💜🌒🎉🎭🍾

02/11/2026

"AI can parse through troves of data much more quickly than human workers can, and it is already helping to speed up certain processes in radiology...But human physicians are still required to do the bulk of the work – like making diagnoses, physically examining patients and writing reports. And radiology jobs are projected to grow faster than roles in other areas as the field continues to embrace the tech."

Want to understand how artificial intelligence could change your job? Look to radiology as a clue. Radiology has become a recent talking point in the AI race. It was mentioned multiple times last month by tech executives at the World Economic Forum in Davos as well as in a White House whitepaper abo...

02/09/2026

This is a double-valved aspirator invented by the French vascular surgeon Pierre-Carl Potain (1825-1901) in 1869. It was used to drain abscesses and to replace fluid in the lungs with air (thoracentesis), preventing sudden lung expansion that could lead to injury.

02/06/2026

We are excited to welcome two new interns to the Museum to help with our archival collections conservation project! Megan Linley is a history major and museum studies minor at the University of South Alabama, where she plans to pursue a Master's in public history next year. Shannan Jones is a home health care worker and Master's student in Harvard Extension School's museum studies program. We are fortunate to have them on our team.

02/03/2026

For Black History Month, here is a note from our Executive Director Daryn Glassbrook about this portrait of Dr. Escous B. Goode, a prominent African-American physician and civil rights leader who is the subject of our recently released documentary, "Medicine and the Movement: The Story of Dr. Escous B. Goode of Alabama":

"While I was making the documentary with Kris Skoda, I scoured through many archives looking for any image or scrap of information about Dr. Goode. We found lots of good material, but not many quality images of him in his later years. Then one day, I was in the Museum's own archive with my mind on other matters, and I found this large, well-preserved, framed photograph of a familiar face. "Is that...?" I said to myself with a gasp. A label on the back of the frame confirmed that it was Dr. Goode (unfortunately no other records about the donor, photographer, or date have been located yet). Call it serendipity or divine intervention, but this was just what I was looking for! We ended up using this image for the closing shot of the documentary. He is sharply dressed, as always, and his expression seems confident, serene and inquisitive."

01/31/2026

01/28/2026

TAKE 2!

The Mobile Medical Museum is proud to be a 2026 site partner for Alabama AIR, a statewide artist residency program developed and organized by . Our 2026 artist-in-residence is Will Truran, who will create a new work (with both online and in-gallery components) exploring how medical waste impacts health care and public health in our community. This project has been made possible by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

ABOUT WILL TRURAN:
Will Truran is an artist and educator whose work explores graphic design as a tool for research, storytelling, and cultural reflection. As an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Central Florida, he teaches students to pair technical craft with critical thinking, emphasizing experimentation, emerging media, and the ethical impact of design. His creative practice spans interactive visual systems, data-driven projects, and self-published zines that examine consumption, health, and environmental issues. Grounded in both academic inquiry and professional practice, Truran’s work treats design as a method for learning, one that can visualize hidden systems, provoke dialogue, and connect everyday materials to larger social and environmental narratives.

01/27/2026

This is the first significant break between the American Academy of Pediatricians and the CDC in thirty years. "[The] recent changes to the CDC schedule are a strong departure from the medical evidence and no longer offer the optimal way to prevent illness in children."

The leading group of pediatricians in the U.S. continues to recommend kids get shots to protect them from 18 diseases.

01/25/2026

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/leader-in-smallpox-eradication-dr-william-foege-dies-at-89

Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died.