Forside - Medicinsk Museion

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY AT THE MEDICAL MUSEION
Closed from December 23rd to January 2nd. We will reopen on January 2nd.

OPENING HOURS
Tuesday-Friday 10am – 4pm
Saturday-Sunday 12pm – 4pm
Monday closed

ADMISSION
Adults: 110 DKK
Students: 70 DKK
Children 7-17 years: 50 DKK
Children under 7: Free
Studens and employees UCPH, ICOM,
ODM, Copenhagen Card: Free

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Treasure hunt

Try our treasure hunt. The task is to find a number of objects in the museum.

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Introduction to the museum

Our guides are ready to give a short introduction to the museum and our exhibitions.

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Open Collection

Get Up Close with Medical History
Equipped with gloves, you’ll have the opportunity to dive into the museum’s treasure trove and touch the objects. The event takes place on selected days from 1 to 3 PM.

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Exhibitions

Mind the Gut

Our brain and bowels are under examination. The exhibition focuses on the complex relationship between mind and gut.
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The Body Collected

Fetuses, skeletons and DNA. The exhibition presents a large selection of historical collections of human remains from the 18th century to now.
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Margarine

The exhibition illustrates how the choices we make about our diet, our understanding of how blood vessels function, and the statistics of human health
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Corona will also be history one day

The exhibition traces threads back in time, reflecting a year with Covid-19 in the mirror of past epidemics.
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Kintsugi

Life leaves its mark. This exhibition explores how medicine and technology repair our fragile bodies.
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Balance and Metabolism

What makes a body healthy? This exhibition showcases two different understandings of the body in the history of medicine.
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Current exhibitions

Mind the Gut

The Body Collected

Margarine

Corona will also be history one day

Kintsugi

Balance and Metabolism

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Visit

Medical Museion has various tours for individuals, schools and groups.

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Guided group tours
School visits

Blogs and news

OPEN CALL: Artistic collaboration and commission

We are seeking artists interested in collaborating on the creation of a new commissioned artwork that will be included in an upcoming exhibition about stem cells.

November 20, 2024

Postdoc in Communicating Values in Interdisciplinary Science

Medical Museion and CBMR are looking for a curious, creative Postdoc to join us to investigate the role of communicating disciplinary values and goals in interdisciplinary science. The project is part of a wider research theme investigating contemporary discourse about ‘research culture’, initiatives being undertaken to improve it, historical origins, and how creative and communication activities can help support better collaboration.

August 19, 2024

Tales from the Chronobiology Lab: A new comic about science

This blog celebrates the official launch of our new collaborative science comic Tales from the Chronobiology Lab in collaboration with the NFF Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR). Developed and produced by illustrator Sofie Louise Dam, myself and scientists from CBMR, the comic is an experiment in communicating the science of circadian rhythms with the public.