Phone +33 1 76 53 16 93 | Established 1921 | |
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Location Paris Descartes University
12 rue de l'Ecole de Medecine
75006 Paris Curator Marie-Véronique Clin-Meyer Website https://www.univ-paris5.fr/CULTURE/Musee-d-Histoire-de-la-Medecine Musée d’histoire de la médecine Address 12 Rue de l'École de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France Hours Closed now Wednesday2–5:30PMThursdayClosedFriday2–5:30PMSaturday2–5:30PMSundayClosedMonday2–5:30PMTuesday2–5:30PMSuggest an edit Similar Musée Dupuytren, Musée de l'Assistance Publique, Musée des Collections Historiqu, Musée Édith Piaf, Musée national Eugène | ||
The History of Medicine Museum (French: Musée d’histoire de la médecine) in Paris, is located at the second floor of the Paris Descartes University, 12 rue de l'École de Médecine, in the buildings of the historic Faculty of Medicine, created in 1803 on the site of the old College and Academy of Surgery.
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.