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Guide to Collections Relating to the History of Artificial Internal Organs
Museums, Archives and Libraries
Bakken Library and Museum
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Deutsches Hygiene-Museum
Deutsches Medizinhistorisches Museum
DeWitt Stetten Jr. Museum of Medical Research
Dittrick Medical History Center
Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences
International Center for Artificial Organs and Transplantation
International Center for Medical Technologies
International Museum of Surgical Science
John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center
Mayo Foundation Archives, Mayo Clinic
Medical History Museum of the University of Copenhagen
Medical History Museum of the University of Zurich
Medicinhistoriska Museet
Minnesota Historical Society
Museu Nacional de Historia da Medicina
Museum Boerhaave
Museum of Health Care at Kingston
Mutter Museum
National Library of Medicine
National Museum of American History
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Science Museum of London
Semmelweis Medical Historical Museum, Library and Archives
Thackray Museum
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical Museum
University of Utah, Marriott Library, Special Collections
University of Washington
Vanderbilt University
Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine
Deutsches Medizinhistorisches Museum
Anatomiestrasse 18-20, D-85049 Ingolstadt, Germany
+ 49 841 305 18 60
+ 49 841 910 844
Dr. Christa Habrich
Deutschesmedizinhistorischesmuseum@ingolstadt.de
Monday closed; Daily 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00
The permanent exhibition in the 18th century building of the former anatomical institute (Alte Anatomie) of Ingolstadt University shows the development of medicine and its special disciplines from the ancient world to the 20th century.
Collections
Deutsches Medizinhistorisches Museum Collection, 3rd B.C. to present day
Approximately 800 objects (exhibited)
Collection items relating to the history of artificial organs:
- The first artificial kidney from Prof. Kolff (replica in working order)
- 2-3 other systems of artificial kidney machines
- different kinds of artificial hearts including moldings (developments of Prof. Kolff)
- collection of pacemakers
- collection of hearing aids
- collection of artificial eyes (glass eyes)
- prosthesis (hand, arm, leg)
- sets of dentures and teeth
Check with museum curator.
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