Basque Museum of the History of Medicine and Science

The Basque Museum of the History of Medicine and Science is a specialized museum in Elexalde housing thousands of medical objects from different specialties like cardiology and ophthalmology. The collection also includes laboratory equipment and scientific instruments from various periods.

The museum was founded in 1982 at the University of the Basque Country and focuses on preserving medical instruments and scientific artifacts. The emphasis is particularly on objects from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The museum displays objects that show how people in this region treated illness and approached medical care through the generations. The collection helps visitors understand how ideas about health and healing changed over time.

The museum is located on a university campus and can be visited with guided tours that offer deeper insights into the collections. The offerings also include online exhibitions for those who want to explore the objects from home.

The museum preserves rare medical devices, including an electrostatic generator from 1900 and an early respiratory support machine. These objects show how doctors experimented with modern technology a century ago.

Location: Elexalde

Inception: 1982

Part of: University of the Basque Country

Address: Universidad del País Vasco, Facultad de Medicina y Edificio de la Biblioteca Central. Barrio Sarriena.

Phone: +34946012790

Email: museomed@ehu.es

Website: http://ehu.eus/es/web/basque-museum-medicine

GPS coordinates: 43.32876,-2.96621

Latest update: December 14, 2025 13:03