Geneeskundemuseum, Museum of medicine history in Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium
The Geneeskundemuseum is a museum dedicated to the history of medicine, located in Anderlecht, a neighborhood in Brussels, Belgium. Its collection covers old surgical tools, anatomical models, archaeological objects, paintings, sculptures, and wax figures.
The museum opened in 1995 and has been building its collection ever since, gathering objects that span from ancient times to the 20th century. It was created to preserve the local history of medicine and make it accessible to the public.
The museum brings together medical objects and artworks such as paintings and sculptures, showing how knowledge of healing was once passed on through images. A room of wax figures depicting various conditions stands out as a reminder of how medical education once looked.
The museum sits on the Erasmus campus on Lenniksebaan in Anderlecht and can be reached by metro. Since it operates as a proposal venue, it is worth checking its opening hours before you go, as availability may vary.
The museum has a dedicated section on the history of sexually transmitted diseases, covering a topic rarely addressed so openly in a museum setting. Many of the anatomical wax models on display originally came from large teaching museums of earlier centuries.
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