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Address:
2 Koryun Str. (Anatomical Building), Yeravan, 0025
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday (9:30-17:00)
Contact:
info@ysmu.am
Phone: (+374 60) 62 13 30
Links:
Museum of Human Anatomy after Professor Vahan Artsruni
Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi
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Description:
Vahan Artsruni, prominent Armenian doctor, social figure, active proponent
of establishing a medical department, along with a number of
other doctors, initiated the opening of a medical department in the
university in 1922. The department of Anatomy was founded, based on
which, a museum was created in 1930.
The collection consists of around 500 museum exhibits. These are
samples, skeletons, and inner organs that were naturally dried or preserved
in formaldehyde.
The main exhibit, aiming to contribute to the study process, presents
materials pertaining to human anatomy. Skulls, skeletons, inner organs,
embryos of anomalous babies are presented. A separate showcase
is displaying natural organs, as well as brains and other organs of
renowned scientists and cultural figures.
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