Musee d’Histoire de la Medecine

By on 01/09/2010 in Attractions, Paris
Musee d'Histoire de la Medecine inside

Musee d'Histoire de la Medecine inside

The History of Medicine Museum (French: Musee d’histoire de la medecine) in Paris, is located at the second floor of the Paris Descartes University, 12 rue de l’Ecole de Medecine, in the buildings of the historic Faculty of Medicine, created in 1803 on the site of the old College and Academy of Surgery.

Exterior View of Musee d’Histoire de la Medecine in Paris

Exterior View of Musee d’Histoire de la Medecine in Paris by equipement.paris

The museum’s collections, among the oldest in Europe, were started by the Dean Lafaye, a professor at the Faculty of Medicine in the 18th century. The collection was successively enriched with many donations.

The core of the museum hosts an exceptional collection of surgical, diagnostic and physiological instrumentation spanning centuries. There are also paintings, engravings, and lithographs. Restored and open to the public, the museum’s goal is higher education and research. Official website is bium.univ(Text Source: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia)

Musee d’histoire de la medecine is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. So, you may want to see;

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