title: Basque Museum of the History of Medicine: conservation of heritage, teaching and research.
abstract: The Basque Museum of the History of Medicine was founded in 1982 to preserve the historic memory of medicine in the Basque Country and conserve its scientific heritage. Its permanent exposition comprises approx. 6,000 medical objects of the 19th and 20th centuries arranged, thematically in 24 rooms devoted to different medical specialities: folk medicine, unconventional medicine, pharmacy, weights and measures, asepsis and antisepsis, microscopes, laboratory material, X-rays, obstetrics and gynaecology, surgery, anesthesia, endoscope, odontology, cardiology, ophthalmology, electrotherapy, pathological anatomy and natural sciences. Temporary exhibitions are also held. The Museum is located on the university campus (UPV/EHU) and is important in the training of students in the Faculty of Medicine and the students coming from other faculties. Teaching and research constitute two of the pillars of the Museum that are complemented with publications and the organization of conferences, lectures and other activities.
authors.affiliation: Medikuntza Historiako Museoa, Medikuntza Fakultatea (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, E.
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erkoreka
mesh_terms: D006666:History of Medicine; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D009144:Museums / Q000266:history*; D013030:Spain