Collections

The Museum, Medical Collection and Human Remains Group collects, manages and investigates different types of historic medical objects and human remains (bones, skeletal remains, mummified / soft issues).

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One of Europe’s leading medical collections includes over 20,000 objects currently being prepared for research. Research focuses on provenance, makers, materials, and use, based on historic catalogues and documents. The collection centres on instruments and equipment for diagnosis and therapy.

Medical Collection

The human remains collection includes samples from various periods and origins.
They are carefully stored, documented, conserved, and used for research, teaching, and collaborative projects. All work follows the IEM code of ethics.

Humans Remains Collection

The Museum of Waxmoulages is a collaboration of the University Hospial and IEM. It conserves, presents and investigates the Medical Wax Moulages of the University Hospital and additional wax objects.

Museum of Waxmoulages

Inventory of the dental extraction instruments of the Medical Collection

Duplication of historical Wax Moulages with modern 3D-Technology

Fabrication of restored duplicates of broken historical Wax Moulages