By Anna Opryszko

“Mycophobia/Mycophilia: Fungi in Sickness & in Health at the WHL,” a new exhibit at the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine (WHL), explores everyone’s favorite fungi: mushrooms! From cooks to healers and beyond, come learn about how mushrooms can be used in a variety of different ways. Stop by to see the colorful display using mushroom illustrations and models from the Wangensteen’s own collection.

About the exhibit

What: Mycophobia/Mycophilia: Fungi in Sickness & in Health at the WHL
When: September 21, 2023 – January 5, 2024
Where: Wangensteen Historical Library, 2-340 Phillips-Wangensteen Building (PWB) second floor concourse
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm, free and open to the public