MUSME

MUSME is a museum dedicated to medical history and scientific progress located in Padua. It houses a comprehensive collection of instruments, anatomical models, documents, and multimedia displays spanning several centuries of medical development.

The museum opened in 2015 within a historic building connected to Padua's long tradition of medical learning and practice. This location brings together the heritage of centuries of medical knowledge with contemporary scientific understanding.

The museum reflects how doctors and patients lived and worked across different time periods, revealing everyday medical practices and beliefs of earlier eras. These collections tell stories about how people understood health and dealt with illness in their own times.

The museum is accessible to visitors with mobility challenges and easy to navigate through its well-organized sections. Guided tours and group activities are available for visitors of all ages.

The museum displays how surgeons and doctors actually worked, with reconstructed workshops and operating rooms from different periods. Visitors often discover how crude and dangerous many medical procedures were before modern technology arrived.

Location: Padua

Inception: 2015

Official opening: 2015

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Address: Via San Francesco 94, 35121 Padova

Phone: +39049658767

Email: palazzodellasalute@pec.it

Website: http://musme.it

GPS coordinates: 45.40526,11.88034

Latest update: December 12, 2025 07:51