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It's a free museum in one of the universities a little out from the centre of the city. It's a small museum but there's still lots to see & it's a fascinating (& macabre) collection. The waxworks are incredibly detailed and you can learn about them & the development of anatomical knowledge. There are also other exhibits apart from waxworks too. Check opening hours as they charge a bit seasonally. It's not open Mondays, and only open to 1pm Tue-Fri, but until 6pm weekends.…
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Date of experience: October 2019
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It's off a nice piazza. Bologna is a beautiful city. There are other museums to visit too, close by. The interest here is more that this forms part of the oldest university studying dissection and anatomy, which was sometimes observed by the local cardinal.
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Date of experience: June 2019
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Its upstairs! A Curious place - very warm and still and quiet while we were there - people whispering to each other in a mix of horror and awe i suppose. Lots of macabre diseases shown and bones skulls and skeletons. Interesting to see the veins and anatomical detail so fine and intricate. …
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Date of experience: April 2019
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The Museum belongs to the university of Bologna and is absolutely a Must for people interested in medicine. You Need only one and a half Hour to visit. It is only Open in the Morning.
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Date of experience: December 2018
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Well worth visiting for anyone interested in anatomy and physiology or just looking for "something different" from your usual museum experience. What I found fascinating was the many, many different complications to chikd birth that exist - thank goodness for Cesarean sections.
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Date of experience: September 2018
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