UMAC Worldwide Database of University Museums & Collections

Address:
1 Jna Kilinskiego Street, 15-089 Białystok, Poland

Opening Hours:
Tuesday - Friday 10:00 am - 5.00 pm
Saturday - Sunday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Contact:
Magdalena Grassmann, MD, PhD (Director)
muzeum@umb.edu.pl
Phone: (+48 85) 748 54 67 / (+48 85) 748 54 05

Links:
Muzeum Historii Medycyny i Farmacji
Medical University of Białystok

Description:
The Museum of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy at the Medical University of Białystok was officially established in 2011. It is located at the main seat of the University - the Branicki Palace. The museum cultivates the medical heritage of Białystok initiated by the owners of the city in the 17th century. Inside the Palace today it is possible to learn about the workings of the Institute of Midwifery from the 18th century as well as of a German World War I field hospital.

The main goal of the museum is the protection of the medical and pharmaceutical heritage developed at the border of the Polish Crown and The Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The objects collected date to the 18th and 19th century and present various fields of medicine and pharmacology.

Reference: Association of University Museums (ed.): University Museums in Poland