Musée d’histoire de la médecine

Musée d’histoire de la médecine

File:Paris, Musee d'Histoire de la Medecine.JPG The main exhibit room
Established	1921
Location	Paris Descartes University 12 rue de l'Ecole de Medecine 75006 Paris
Curator	Marie-Véronique Clin-Meyer
Website	http://www.bium.univ-paris5.fr/musee/ Musée d’histoire de la médecine

Japanese acupuncture mannequin and tools, brought to Paris by Isaac Titsingh.

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.

See also

• List of museums in Paris
• Basque Museum of the History of Medicine and Science