Description of the attraction
The Minsk State Museum of the History of Medicine is one of the most interesting museums in Minsk. It was created on the initiative of the rector of the Minsk Medical Institute, Professor Grigory Kryuchk.
The collection of the museum collection of the history of medicine began in the 1950s. As a result, the museum group of the Minsk Medical Institute collected a unique collection that tells about how the science of human treatment developed from ancient times to the present day. By visiting the museum, you will learn a lot. For example, what were prehistoric people sick with? What hygiene products did the cavemen use in their daily life? How was the birth taken? Why are ancient superstitions dangerous during epidemics of infectious diseases? It will be interesting to know how in ancient times, doctors made diagnoses without the help of our modern equipment. How infections were treated without antibiotics on hand, and why healers were allowed to enter the medical university.
The museum contains prehistoric flint scalpels, bone needles, bronze tweezers, stone mortars, bloodletting lancets of famous medieval doctors. Museum visitors will be able to see ancient medicines and compare how far modern science has gone. Separate expositions of the museum tell about the work of sisters of mercy, field surgeons, doctors, whose work was a real feat. Four doctors received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union during the Great Patriotic War: Y. Klumov, Z. Tusnalobova-Marchenko, N. Troyan, P. Buyko.
In total, the exposition of the museum has more than 33 thousand exhibits. Since 1994, the museum has been included in the European Association of Museums of the History of Medical Sciences.
