Medical Museion

Medical Museion is a museum and research unit in , , dedicated to the history of health and disease in a cultural perspective. Part of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at University of Copenhagen, its principal area of interest is the recent history of the material and iconographic culture of biomedicine.
museion.ku.dk
+45 3532 3800
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum and research unit in Copenhagen, Denmark

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Ansgar’s Cathedral and Amalienborg.

Church
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Saint Ansgar's Cathedral in , , is the principal church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen, which encompasses all of Denmark, including the and . It was consecrated in 1842 and became a cathedral in 1941.

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is the official residence for the Danish royal family and is located in . Frederick VIII's palace complex has four identical Classical façades, effectively four palaces, with Rococo interiors, laid around an octagonal courtyard. is situated 230 metres south of Medical Museion.

Church
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Frederik's Church, popularly known as The Marble Church for its rococo architecture, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in , . The church forms the focal point of the district; it is located due west of Amalienborg Palace. is situated 180 metres southwest of Medical Museion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frederiksstaden and Nyboder.

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is a district in , . Constructed during the reign of Frederick V in the second half of the 18th century, it is considered to be one of the most important rococo complexes in and was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.

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is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in , . It was planned and first built by Christian IV to accommodate a need for housing for the personnel of the rapidly growing Royal Danish Navy and their families during that time.

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is a self-governing "free town" established in 1971, a city within the city, on the site of a military barracks as an alternative to mainstream culture. is considered to be the fourth largest tourist attraction in Copenhagen.

Medical Museion

Latitude
55.68596° or 55° 41′ 9″ north
Longitude
12.5919° or 12° 35′ 31″ east
Open location code
9F7JMHPR+9Q
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Q6806387
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Spanish—“Medical Museion” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Bredgade 62”
  • Danish: “Medicinsk Museion”
  • Danish: “Medicinsk-Historisk Museum”
  • French: “Medicinsk Museion”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Medicinsk Museion”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Medicinsk-Historisk Museum”
  • Norwegian: “Medicinsk Museion”
  • Spanish: “Museo de la Medicina”

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