Casa-Museu Egas Moniz, Nobel Prize laureate museum in Avanca, Portugal.
The Casa-Museu Egas Moniz exhibits personal belongings, medical instruments, scientific documents, and artistic collections within an 18th-century building renovated in 1915.
The museum opened in 1968 following the wishes of António Egas Moniz, who received the 1949 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his research on cerebral angiography.
The museum houses valuable art pieces including paintings by Carlos Reis and Silva Porto, alongside Chinese porcelain and Portuguese faience collections.
Visitors can explore the preserved consultation office, medical instruments, and extensive photographic documentation through guided tours available at the museum.
The museum displays the original Nobel Prize certificate alongside the first medical tools used for cerebral angiography procedures in 1927.
Location: Avanca
Website: https://casamuseuegasmoniz.com
GPS coordinates: 40.80640,-8.58901
Latest update: March 9, 2025 04:41
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