Roberto Papi Museum, Medical history museum in Salerno, Italy

The Roberto Papi Museum is a house museum housed in a historic building called Palazzo Galdieri in Salerno that showcases the history of medicine. Inside, two floors with fourteen rooms display surgical tools, pharmacy equipment from the 1500s, and recreated hospital rooms and doctors' offices from different periods.

The museum was established in September 2009 in Palazzo Galdieri, a historic building in Salerno. Its collection of medical and surgical instruments, dating from the 17th to the 20th century, was assembled by Mario Papi and is named after his son Roberto Papi, who died prematurely. The collection is counted among the world's most important for the quantity of material and its scientific interest.

The museum is named after Roberto Papi, son of collector Mario Papi, who died prematurely; his father's instruments, dating from the 17th to the 20th century, were assembled into the collection. The displays recreate medical life, including dental surgeries, field hospitals and pharmacy interiors, so visitors see how these tools were used rather than only the objects.

The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday in the afternoon and weekend mornings, and sits within walking distance of Salerno's city center and public transport. It is advisable to check opening hours in advance and allow time to walk through all fourteen rooms at a comfortable pace.

The collection was assembled by Mario Papi, a Rome-based doctor and collector, and the museum is named after his son Roberto, who died young. The instruments span the 17th to 20th centuries and cover branches from ophthalmology and dentistry to anaesthesia and vaccination.