Medical Museion

Overview
The Medical Museion, former Medical History Museum is located in the former Royal Academy of Surgeons from 1787 and presents a variety of topics from the history of medicine: epidemics, x-ray, surgery, psychiatry etc.

The Medical Museion's exhibitions focus on you and your body. Generations of medical students have been dissecting bodies and learning anatomy in these buildings.

How were patients treated before antibiotics and anaesthesia were introduced, how was the body perceived in earlier times? Hear about physicians, barber surgeons, charlatans and more...

Tickets

 * Adults: 50 DKK
 * Students and children under the age of 16: 30 DKK
 * Senior citizens: 30 DKK

Opening Hours

 * Wednesday: 12 pm – 4 pm
 * Thursday: 12 pm – 4 pm
 * Friday: 12 pm – 4 pm
 * Sunday: 12 pm – 4 pm

National holidays The museum is closed from December 23rd till January 1st. The museum is open on all national and religious holidays, should these fall on days on which the museum would ordinarily be open.

Find Your Way
Medical Museion is situated in the Copenhagen inner city area and is easy to reach from all over town. Bus 1A og 15 (direction Østerbro) stop right outside Medical Museion’s main entrance.

Tours in Danish
There are guided tours in Danish at 1 pm and 2 pm Wednesday through Friday and at 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm on Sundays. English guide sheets are available on request, and our guides are happy to answer any questions you may have.

Tours in English
The guided tours on Wednesday through Friday at 2pm and on Sunday at 1.30pm will be in English (unless all participants understand Danish).