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Museums of the Medical College

Posted on April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 by ibro.tasia

Poland | Kraków

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Located at the Chair of Pathomorphology in the Jagiellonian University Medical College, this one of Poland’s richest collections of anatomopathological specimens, belongs to Józef Brodowicz and Ludwik Bierkowski, who began collecting specimens more than a century ago (1831-1834). The faculties of the Medical College treat their history with reverence, oftentimes through the preservation of unique exhibits and collections. The museums serve not only for conducting classes but also for carrying out historical research. Some remain open to the general public, giving everyone the opportunity to learn more about different types of medical equipment used in the past, how medicines looked and how they were prepared, and what unusual ingredients were used in the production of ointments and pills used to restore the health of our ancestors. Numerous anatomical and anatomopathological specimens are included in these collections.

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Józef Brodowicz and Ludwik Bierkowski

Warren Anatomical Museum

Posted on April 27, 2020 by ibro.tasia

United States | Boston

Sunday: Closed Monday: 9 am-5 pm Tuesday: 9 am-5 pm Wednesday: 9 am-5 pm Thursday: 9 am-5 pm Friday: 9 am-5 pm Saturday: Closed

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The Warren Anatomical Museum is one of the last surviving anatomy and pathology museum collections in the United States. In 1847, Harvard anatomist and surgeon John Collins Warren founded the Museum to preserve and classify specimens and models needed for teaching. Until 1999, the Museum was in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. It is now an integral part of the Countway Library’s Center for the History of Medicine.

No longer a brick and mortar museum, the collection lives on as teaching and research resource. Within the larger Center, it still manages Harvard’s historical anatomy and pathology collections. The Museum continues to grow and it collects the artifacts and history of the Harvard health science community. It’s mission is to inform contemporary medicine, the Harvard health community, and the public.

Relevant People:

John Collins Warren, Phineas Gage

Surgeons’ Hall Museum, Edingburgh

Posted on September 12, 2019 by ibro.tasia

Scotland |

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The museum was opened to general public in 1832, it houses one of the largest surgical pathology collections in the UK. Located at the, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DW – S, the museum is currently closed for renovations but it will re-open in the summer. Their collections include various neurological specimens with various skull and brain samples.

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