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 contains many wax representations of diseases such as cancer, syphilis, and leprosy. Prior to color photography and advanced plastics technology, moulages were indispensable tools for sharing medical and scientific knowledge.
May 27, 2011
Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Athens, Greece
A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.
Florence, Italy
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Paris, France
A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.
Pavia, Italy
A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...
Paris, France
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
Brussels, Belgium
Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.
Mexico City, Mexico
A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.
