Past and present of the Military-medical museum (to the 75th anniversary of the founding)

The Military-medical museum was established on November 12, 1942. It is the successor of the first medical museums: the artisian’s house, the Surgical museum at the Medical-surgical academy, the Museum of the N.I.Pirogov’s surgical society, the Military-sanitary museum of the Red Army and Navy, and others. More than 450 thousand museum items, including more than 300 personal funds of prominent domestic scientists: Botkin S.P., Pirogov N.I., Pavlov I.P., and etc. An archive of military medical documents has been created. The museum conducts scientific research on the history of military medicine, fulfills an important humanitarian mission. The modern stage of the museum’s life is connected with the formation of a new image of the museum, its exposition-exhibition, stock, restoration and other spaces, the material and technical base, as well as the emergence of young creative personnel, the mastering and introduction of new museum technologies. A significant place in the work is devoted to patriotic education, the formation of a fully developed personality. The museum uses a variety of forms of work with visitors (author’s tours, lectures, quizzes, quizzes, quests, etc.). The museum is a permanent participant and a diploma of intermuseum actions and competitions (Night of Museums, Intermuseum, Children’s Days in St. Petersburg, Museum Olympus, etc.).

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