Yersin Museum, Medical research museum at Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang, Vietnam
The Yersin Museum is a medical research museum at the Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang that showcases spaces dedicated to bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin's work. It displays scientific equipment, laboratory instruments, and personal objects from his daily life that show how he conducted his research and lived.
French physician Alexandre Yersin founded the institute in 1895 as a medical research center in this Vietnamese port city. His institution became the foundation for advances in public health and science throughout the region.
The displays are presented in three languages - French, English, and Vietnamese - reflecting how Yersin's work connected the region to the broader scientific world. The way his living quarters are arranged shows how a European researcher lived and worked in Indochina.
The museum has limited opening hours with a midday break, so plan your visit accordingly. The location on Tran Phu Boulevard is easy to find and the site is compact, making a visit manageable within a couple of hours.
The museum preserves the original laboratory equipment used to identify plague bacteria, a breakthrough in late 19th century microbiology. These instruments offer insight into the hands-on work of early scientific research.
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