Museum of the History of Medicine
The Museum of the History of Medicine is a medical museum in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is located at 12 rue de l'École de Médecine, on the second floor of the historic École de Médecine building, nowadays part of Paris Cité University.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Monday—Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 2:00 PM—5:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Paris, France
- Also known as: “Ecole de Medicine”, “Musée d’histoire de la Médecine”, and “Museum of the History of Medicine, Paris”
- Address: 12 Rue de l’École de Médecine
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Collège de France and Notre Dame de Paris.
Collège de France
University
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The Collège de France, formerly known as the Collège Royal or as the Collège impérial founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment in France. Collège de France is situated 430 metres southeast of Museum of the History of Medicine.
Notre Dame de Paris
Church
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Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Notre Dame de Paris is situated 680 metres east of Museum of the History of Medicine.
Musée national du Moyen Âge
Museum
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The Musée de Cluny, officially Musée de Cluny-Musée National du Moyen Âge, is a museum of medieval art in Paris. It is located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, bordered by square Samuel-Paty to the south, boulevard Saint-Michel to the west, boulevard Saint-Germain to the north, and rue Saint-Jacques to the east. Musée national du Moyen Âge is situated 220 metres east of Museum of the History of Medicine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Latin Quarter and Left Bank.
Latin Quarter
Suburb
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The Latin Quarter of Paris is a district in Paris on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Located in the city's 5th and the 6th arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.
Left Bank
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The Left Bank in travellers' terms generally refers to the "Left Bank" of the River Seine in the French capital city of Paris. The Left Bank defies precise definition but generally refers to those arrondissements on the southern bank of the river as it flows…
6th arrondissement
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
As with Paris itself, the 6th Arrondissement is hard to write about without using superlatives. There's a bit of everything here, from the busy sidewalks of Paris' main art Gallery scene to the expansive green spaces and under-tree cafés of the Jardin…
Museum of the History of Medicine
- Categories: medical museum, university museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.85133° or 48° 51′ 5″ northLongitude
2.3409° or 2° 20′ 27″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Operator
Université Paris CitéOpen location code
8FW4V82R+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1426176059OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
12495701Wikidata ID
Q3329671
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Vietnamese—“Museum of the History of Medicine” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Musée d’histoire de la médecine”
- Czech: “Muzeum dějin lékařství v Paříži”
- French: “12 Rue de l’École de Médecine”
- French: “Musée d’Histoire de la médecine de Paris”
- French: “musée d’Histoire de la médecine”
- French: “Musée d’histoire de la médecine”
- French: “Musée d’Histoire de la médecine”
- French: “Musée de la Faculté de Médecine”
- French: “Universität Paris V”
- French: “École de Médicine” (historical)
- Indonesian: “Musée d’histoire de la médecine”
- Indonesian: “Museum Sejarah Kedokteran”
- Turkish: “Museum of the History of Medicine”
- Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Lịch sử Y khoa”
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