Welcome! 
This is our blog about our trip to Copenhagen. First, we'll present the Medical Museum of Copenhagen and its history. Hope you'll enjoy it.

The Museum was founded in 1970 for the 50th anniversary of the Danish Medical Association. At first it was a private museum and was made public in 1918 when it was taken over by the University of Copenhagen.The collections were donated by a circle of doctors in Copenhagen in 1906. Actually it's a part of the university and a research unit which belongs to the Departure of Public Health.

We found the museum interesting and diverse; it shows amongst other things the evolution of the different medical equipment. It's like a time travel through the history of medicine. Also, there are videos of operations depending on the different exhibitions. On the first floor was also an open laboratory "Biohacking - Do It Yourself".



When we were at the museum we had the opportunity to go upstairs and enjoy a free tour guided by an employee of the museum. There we saw two dentist surgeries dated from the 19th century with a time difference of twenty years.  We could notice that the second room had advanced technology and equipment and far more hygienic working conditions. Within twenty years they could work more efficiently and it wasn’t so painful for the patient anymore. Also, the second room contained an X-ray installation and the guide explained that it has been one of the best ways to cure the patient. However, it was still very harmful at that time so the dentists as well as the patients had to bear the consequences of the damaging X-rays.

Here a few pictures that we've taken at the museum:

 

inlaid human brain

 birthing chair

 siamese twins

old pharmacy

 the Open laboratory "Biohacking - Do It Yourself"

 

evolution of a toothbrush

 

diverse pills

  our group

  

Our opinions

Megi : I think that only if you are really interested in medicine should you visit this museum, if this is not the case just leave it out.

Ewa: I think the topic of the exhibitions was very specific, yet they were animated and if you are interested in them this is the right place to go.

Marie: I found it really interesting, but I expected more; the museum was in my eyes very small and there weren't that many exhibits.

However, in general we were very satisfied with our trip, we had a really good time and a lot of fun. We would recommend this city to other classes even though it's a bit expensive. Copenhagen is worth it.