Museum of the Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

The Museum of Public Assistance - Hospitals Paris was located since its inauguration in 1934 in a mansion of the quai de la Tournelle, in the 5th arrondissement of the capital. The site was closed in 2012 pending redeployment. The administration of the museum is however still active and offers temporary exhibitions in Parisian hospitals. Its collections are still accessible to researchers and consist of 12,000 works and objects evoking the history of medicine and health professions. The museum is also interested in the history of the representation of the human body, diseases, and also intends to better understand and understand the hospital as a mirror of the transformations of society. Labeled Museum of France, pending its reopening, the Museum of Public Assistance - Hospitals Paris has put online the catalog of its collections. Information on temporary exhibitions and conferences organized by the museum at +33 1 40 27 50 05.