Museum of the History of Medicine named after Paula Stradina [1] ( Latvian. Paula Stradiņa Medicīnas vēstures muzejs ) is a museum in Riga (Latvia), one of the largest museums of medicine in the world. The exhibition presents the development of medicine and pharmaceuticals since ancient times. A separate section is devoted to the history of medicine in Latvia . The museum is located at the address: Riga , Anthonyas Street 1. [2]
| Museum of the History of Medicine named after Paul Stradyn | |
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| Founding date | 1957 |
| Address |  Latvia , Riga , Anthonyas Street , 1; Branches on R. Wagner Street , 13, and Kronvalda Boulevard , 9 |
| Site | mvm.lv/ru/ |
The building was designed by a Riga architect, academician of architecture Heinrich Shel in 1875 in the neo - renaissance style . For the needs of the museum transferred in 1957. [2]
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Museum History
The museum was founded on October 1, 1957 and opened to visitors in 1961 . The basis of the museum was the gift of Professor Paul Stradins ( 1896-1958 ). The idea to create a museum of the history of medicine appeared to Professor Stradins in the 30s of the XX century, when his personal collection of medical exhibits gained fame among his colleagues. Professor Stradins together with like-minded people systematically created a collection of visual aids for medical students and specialists. Initially, the most extensively represented in the museum's collections were surgery and oncology , the specialties of the professor himself.
The branch - the Museum of Pharmacology was created on the basis of the personal collections of the historian Davis Blumenthal and the pharmacist Janis Maizite.
Museum exhibits
The museum has more than 203 thousand units of storage. [3] The museum collection is continuously updated.
Notes
- ↑ There is a variant of writing - Museum of the History of Medicine. Paula Stradins
- ↑ 1 2 Museum site
- ↑ Museum of the History of Medicine named after Paul Stradin. Exposition
Literature
- Riga: Encyclopedia = Enciklopēdija "Riga" / Ch. ed. P. P. Eran. - 1st ed .. - Riga: The main editors of encyclopedias, 1989. - p. 489. - 880 p. - 60 000 copies - ISBN 5-89960-002-0 .
Links
- Anatomical Museum (Latvian)
- Pharmacy Museum (Latvian)
- Museum educational programs (Latvian)