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CHF has mounted numerous exhibits featuring objects from CHF collections as well as objects on loan. Many of these exhibits were created in cooperation with other institutions, including the Hagley Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, the Franklin Institute, and the American Philosophical Society. Past exhibits at CHF include:

Molecules That Matter

Molecules That Matter
A showcase of ten organic molecules that profoundly altered our world in the twentieth century: aspirin, isooctane, penicillin, polyethylene, nylon, DNA, progestin, DDT, Prozac, and buckminsterfullerene. By associating each molecule with a decade of the twentieth century, the show demonstrated the impact molecular science has on us as individuals and as a society.  Learn more >

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Joseph Priestley, Radical Thinker
A special exhibit on the life and times of Joseph Priestley—18th-century philosopher, radical thinker, and founding father of modern chemistry.

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Revolutionary Tools
An exhibit on 20th-century chemical instrumentation and the transformation of the chemical sciences, showcasing over 15 instruments, including Arnold Beckman’s groundbreaking pH meter.