Medical Museums

Brain Museum

Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.

The Brain Museum in Lima is not for those with a weak stomach. Run by Neuropathologist Diana Rivas, this one-of-a-kind collection contains over 3,000 examples of damaged brains and fetuses,... »

Medical Museums, Unique Collections | Edited by Rachel

Cushing Brain Collection

A historic collection of diseased brains in a new, custom-built home

“With their sepia-tinted liquids and ancient labels, the brains look more like the historical artifacts that they are than the medical specimens that they once were, exactly how you’d hope a... »

Medical Museums | Edited by Annetta

Hostal Mare Nostrum, Spain

Sala Gimbernat

18th century anatomical amphitheater of the Royal College of Surgery of Barcelona

Sala Gimbernat looks more like a cult conference room than a legitimate classroom for medical learning. The walls are bedecked with bright red fabric and imposing wooden chairs form a semi-circle... »

Strange Science, Medical Museums | Edited by serflac and atimian

Museum Vrolik

An anatomical collection dedicated to human mutants

Possibly the largest collection of human mutants in one place, the University of Amsterdam’s anatomical and embryological museum began as the private teratological collection of Gerardus Vrolik... »

Medical Museums, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

Still National Osteopathic Museum

A museum devoted to osteopathy and its creator, Andrew Still

Dr. Andrew Still coined the term osteopathy in 1874, emphasizing the role of the musculoskeletal system in health and disease. Though osteopathy is occasionally used in medicine as a... »

Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan and Henry

Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum

An original apothecary from 1792

Surviving the War of 1812, the 1821 Yellow Fever Epidemic, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War of 1898, and World War I, this apothecary, started by Quaker Edward Stabler, has stood in the... »

Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

CMC Limited, India

Sulabh Museum of Toilets

Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade

Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak is a man of vision. It just so happens that his particular vision heavily involves toilets. But while it may at first glance appear to be just a "quirky" museum, the... »

Museums and Collections, Medical Museums, Unique Collections | Edited by serflac and Dylan

Moulagenmuseum

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases

Dedicated specifically to moulages, this is the second-largest collection of moulages after Le Musée des Moulages in Saint Louis, France. Started relatively late, in 1916, the Moulagenmuseum... »

Museums and Collections, Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 2 others

Museum of Human Anatomy

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures

Tucked all over Italy, housed in universities, in dusty museums, in backrooms with irregular hours, are astounding collections of a fascinating nature. Ignored by locals and unknown by tourists... »

Museums and Collections, Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan, athomio and 2 others

The Waring Historical Library

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences

The Waring Historical Library is the special collections and rare book library for the Medical University of South Carolina. Named for Joseph I. Waring, Jr., the first director of the... »

Museums and Collections, Medical Museums | Edited by medica, Dylan and others