Russia

Medicine History Museum of the First Sechenov Moscow State Medical University

The museum is a subdivision of Moscow State University and is a part of educational process. It’s goals include scientific research, collection and preservation of historical past of the oldest medical institution in Russia. The main museum collection consists of unique documents and relics from the University, family archives of doctors and professors, books, furniture, photographs of famous doctors and scientists, rare medical textbooks form West Europe and Russia, as well as anatomic atlases and dissertations. The Museum has a collection of medical instruments form 18th-20th centuries and equipment allowing to reconstruct the development and evolution of medicine in Russia.