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Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland, Europe

Muzeum Historii Medycyny
The Medical History Musem of the Warsaw Medical University

Museum or Collection Type:
Medicine
Institutional Type:
Museum

Subject:
History of Medicine

Address:
63 Żwirki i Wigury Street, 02-091 Warsaw

Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday 8.00 am - 8.00 pm
Saturday 8.00 am - 2.00 pm

Contact:
Prof. Edward Towpik, MD, PhD (Director)
museum@wum.edu.pl
Phone: (0+48 22) 116 60 19

Links:
Muzeum Historii Medycyny
Warsaw Medical University

Description:
The Medical History Museum of the Warsaw Medical Universiy came into being through the initiative of its rector - Prof. Marek Krawczyk, MD, PhD. The approproiate Act was passed by the Senate of the Warsaw Medical University on May 30th of 2011.

The museum gathers and studies objects obtained as gifts, purchases, loans and transfers from other facilites of the university. These items include manuscripts, old prints, medical equipment, old documents, images and documents dealing with social life.

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