Musée de l'écorché d'anatomie, Anatomy museum in Le Neubourg, France.
The Musée de l'écorché d'anatomie is an anatomy museum in Le Neubourg featuring wax and resin models that depict human muscles, organs, and biological structures in detailed form. The collection also displays manufacturing equipment and workshops where these educational teaching models were created.
A physician named Auzoux founded a factory producing anatomical models in Le Neubourg in 1824, supplying schools and universities across Europe. This innovation helped medical students learn about the human body without relying on cadavers for study.
The museum displays anatomical models that show how artists and medical professionals worked together to teach students about the human body. Visitors can observe how these models were used in classrooms and medical institutions.
The museum offers guided tours through the exhibition halls where visitors can better understand the production processes. It helps to plan time for viewing the workshops and examining the specialized collections on display.
The collection includes around 200 zoological and botanical specimens acquired in 2002 from Saint-Aubin-d'Écrosville, expanding the museum's historical holdings. These additional pieces reveal how the educational mission extended beyond human anatomy to natural sciences.
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