Semmelweis Museum of Medical History

The Semmelweis Museum, Library and Archive of the History of Medicine is a museum, library and archive in , . It was founded in 1965, and became a department of the in 2017.
semmelweismuseum.hu
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  • Opening hours:
    March 1st—October 30th: Tuesday—Friday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    November 1st—February 29th: Tuesday—Friday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Email: semmelweis@museum.hu
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum of the history of medicine in Budapest, Hungary
  • Also known as: “Semmelweis Medical History Museum”, “Semmelweis Museum, Library and Archives of the History of Medicine”, “Semmelweis Orvostörténeti Múzeum”, “Semmelweis Orvostörténeti Múzeum, Könyvtár és Levéltár”, “Semmelweis-Museum”, and “Semmelweis-Museum für Medizingeschichte”
  • Address: Apród utca 1-3, Budapest, 1013

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Széchényi Library and Széchenyi Chain Bridge.

Library
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The is a library in , , located in . It is one of the two Hungarian national libraries, the other being University of Debrecen Library. is situated 340 metres northwest of Semmelweis Museum of Medical History.

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The is a chain bridge that spans the between and Pest, the western and eastern sides of , the capital of . is situated 640 metres north of Semmelweis Museum of Medical History.

Art gallery
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The , was established in 1957 as the national art museum. It is located in in , . Its collections cover Hungarian art in all genres, including the works of many nineteenth- and twentieth-century Hungarian artists who worked in Paris and other locations in the West. is situated 410 metres northwest of Semmelweis Museum of Medical History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tabán and Pest.

Suburb
The usually refers to an area within the 1st district of , the capital of . It lies on the side of the , to the south of György Dózsa Square, on the northern side of Elisabeth Bridge and to the east of .

Suburb
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is the part of , the capital city of , that lies on the eastern bank of the . was administratively unified with and in 1873.

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or Downtown is the V. District of . It consists of two historic neighbourhoods with well-defined borders within the V. District - Lipótváros in the north includes the Parliament and many governmental buildings, Szent István Basilica and some museums, while the southern part is mostly high-class accommodations, shops and nightlife area.

Semmelweis Museum of Medical History

Latitude
47.49326° or 47° 29′ 36″ north
Longitude
19.04296° or 19° 2′ 35″ east
Inception
August 13th, 1965
Open location code
8FVXF2VV+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 250256596
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1434400
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