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 This unique tour, led by Jim Edmonson of Case’s Dittrick Museum, will feature the intriguing medical heritage of Budapest and Vienna, as shared by museum directors and curators in those two cities. In Budapest, we will be hosted by Dr. László Magyar, Director of the Semmelweis Museum and Library for the History of Medicine, who will be our guide for the duration of our visit to the Hungarian capitol. In Vienna we will be greeted by Dr. Manfred Skopec, director of the Museum of Medical History, located in the Josephinum (photo right), the 1785 military medical school founded by Emperor Joseph II . Collections there range from the magnificent 18th century wax anatomical models by Florentine artists Ferrini and Susini, to the world's largest collection of endoscopic instruments opened by Dr. Skopec in 1996. Medical sites of historic note near the Josephinum include the Museum of Forensic Medicine (Museum des Departments für Gerichtliche Medizin) and the Narrenturm (or “Fools’ tower” featured in the film Amadeus), a 1784 circular lunatic asylum today housing the Federal Museum of Pathological Anatomy (Pathologisch-anatomisches Bundesmuseum); and the newly-opened Museum of Contraception. Our trip to Vienna will also include a visit to the Klosterneuberg (winery tour) and to one of the Heurigen (wine taverns) in Grinzing. The tour concludes with a free day for sightseeing or shopping on your own, which may include distinguished museums on the Ringstrasse, the Hofburg imperial palaces and collections, or the beautiful Stephansdom cathedral and the pedestrian-friendly city center.
Click here for the brochure with registration form and daily itinerary.
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