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Guide to Collections Relating to the History of Artificial Internal Organs

respository

The Medical History Museum of the University of Zurich



address

Ramistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland


Telephone

+ 41 1 634 20 71


Fax Number

+ 41 1 634 36 90


Website

http://www.mhiz.uzh.ch/Museum_en.html



Contact Person

Dr. B. Ruttimann, Director


email


Access and Services

The museum is open Tuesday-Friday, 13:00-18:00; Saturday-Sunday, 11:00-17:00; closed on Monday.



Abstract



Collections


title/date

The Medical History Museum of the University of Zurich Collections, predominantly 18th to 20th centuries.



Collection ID


Quantity


Biographical Note


Collection Description

From witch doctor to modern medicine: instruments and documents. History of surgery, the major illnesses and their treatment, exhibition rooms: chemist ca. 1750, children's ward ca. 1830, doctor's practice ca. 1890, laboratory of 1920 and 1990, gallery of famous Zurich doctors.



Finding Aid


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Related Material

Research library, approximately 100,000 titles, 15-20th centuries.