Heritage Days 2024 at the Musée des cires pathologiques de l'Hôpital Saint-Louis

The Journées du Patrimoine 2024 are the ideal opportunity to (re)discover Paris and its unusual historic buildings. The Musée des Moulages de l'Hôpital Saint-Louis is one of these surprising and little-known historic sites. This year, Hôpital Saint-Louis welcomes you on Saturday September 21 and Sunday September 22, 2024 for an exceptional discovery of its pathological waxworks.

Here's an outing that should surprise even the most seasoned visitor: Hôpital Saint-Louis, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, hides a very special museum. This collection is dedicated to a very special art of medicine . Come and admire the wax casts made by Jules Baretta and his successors. Although they are no longer used as teaching aids in dermatology, they remain a decisive element in the history of medicine and the representation of the sick man, as well as an artistic heritage to be preserved.

This collection, the largest in the world, features 4,800 wax casts made between 1867 and 1958 by the hospital's doctors for their dermatology courses. Classified by pathology, these casts show skin diseases... An ideal visit for medical students, but not only!

Make the most of it: the museum is usually only open on weekdays, by reservation. Children under 12 are not recommended.

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2024 Heritage Days program at the Musée des cires pathologiques at Hôpital Saint-Louis

• Visit to a collection of pathological waxes
  September 21 and 22
  

  With almost 5,000 pieces, the cast collection at the Musée de l'Hôpital Saint-Louis is the largest in the world. The casts were made between 1865 and 1958 by Jules Baretta and his successors. Although they no longer form part of dermatology teaching aids, they remain a decisive element in the history of medicine and the representation of the sick man, as much as an artistic heritage to be preserved.
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• Guided and self-guided tour of the Saint-Louis Hospital chapel
  September 21 and 22
  

  Guided tour of the Saint-Louis Hospital chapel

  
  
  
• Guided tour of the Saint-Louis Hospital chapel
  September 21 and 22
  

  Guided tour of the Saint-Louis Hospital chapel

  
  
  

Who's up for adventure?