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Semmelweis Medical History Museum

Semmelweis Orvostörténeti Múzeum

The Museum aims to collect, process, preserve, research and make available to the general public tools, documents and works of art related to disease, healing and the history of the body. And the exploration and preservation of the scientific significance of Ignaz Semmelweis. It was the birthplace of Ignaz Semmelweis, who was a Hungarian physician and scientist, now known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. The one-storey building was built around 1810 in Zopf style.

Address: I, Apród utca 1-3
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Hours: Tue–Sun 10:00-18:00
Price: Adult: HUF 1400; senior, student: HUF 700
Website: semmelweismuseum.hu (opens in a new tab)

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