Semmelweis Museum of Medical History
The Semmelweis Museum, Library and Archive of the History of Medicine is a museum, library and archive in Budapest, Hungary. It was founded in 1965, and became a department of the Hungarian National Museum in 2017.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
National Széchényi Library
Library
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The National Széchényi Library is a library in Budapest, Hungary, located in Buda Castle. It is one of the two Hungarian national libraries, the other being University of Debrecen Library. National Széchényi Library is situated 340 metres northwest of Semmelweis Museum of Medical History.
Széchenyi Chain Bridge
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The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Széchenyi Chain Bridge is situated 640 metres north of Semmelweis Museum of Medical History.
St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, Budapest
Church
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The St. Catherine of Alexandria Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Tabán quarter of Budapest, Hungary. It is the parish church of the Tabán Parish which also comprises parts of Gellért Hill and Naphegy. St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, Budapest is situated 130 metres southeast of Semmelweis Museum of Medical History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tabán and Pest.
Tabán
Suburb
The Tabán usually refers to an area within the 1st district of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It lies on the Buda side of the Danube, to the south of György Dózsa Square, on the northern side of Elisabeth Bridge and to the east of Naphegy.
Pest
Suburb
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Pest is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the eastern bank of the Danube. Pest was administratively unified with Buda and Óbuda in 1873; prior to this, it was an independent city.
Belváros
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Belváros or Downtown is the V. District of Budapest. 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
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Pest County, Central Hungary, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.49326° or 47° 29′ 36″ northLongitude
19.04296° or 19° 2′ 35″ eastInception
August 13th, 1965Open location code
8FVXF2VV+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 250256596OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1434400
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Semmelweis Museum of Medical History” goes by many names.
- French: “musée Semmelweis sur l’histoire de la médecine”
- French: “Musée Semmelweis sur l’histoire de la médecine”
- Georgian: “ზემელვაისის მედიცინის ისტორიის მუზეუმი”
- German: “Semmelweis-Museum für Medizingeschichte”
- Hungarian: “Semmelweis Orvostörténeti Múzeum”
- Italian: “Museo Semmelweis di storia della medicina”
- Russian: “Музей истории медицины Земмельвейса”
- Slovenian: “Semmelweisov muzej medicinske zgodovine”
- Turkish: “Semmelweis Tıp Tarihi Müzesi”
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