Museo virtuale della scuola medica salernitana
Multimedia museum in the former church of San Gregorio in Salerno, dedicated to the Scuola Medica Salernitana, with films, 3D reconstructions and surgical instruments.
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About the museum
The museum opened in 2009 in the historic centre of Salerno, near the cathedral, replacing the former Museo Didattico, after the complete restoration of the building and the reorganisation of the displays. The venue is the former church of San Gregorio, built around the year 1000 in the Lombard period.
The route is delivered through films and three-dimensional reproductions with professional actors, who explain the techniques and knowledge of the Scuola Medica Salernitana, especially between the 10th and 13th centuries. Illuminated panels show reproductions of medieval illuminated manuscripts on medical subjects.
The best-known section is devoted to the “Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum”; a glass floor reveals the building's original structure, original and reconstructed surgical instruments are on display, and some panels commemorate Trotula de Ruggiero, considered the first woman doctor in history. Since 2012 reception and activities have been entrusted to the Galahad cooperative, and since 2014 the museum has been overseen by the Ministero della Cultura.
Highlights
- Films and 3D reconstructions on the Scuola Medica Salernitana
- Reproductions of illuminated manuscripts including the “Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum”
- Original and reconstructed surgical instruments
- Glass floor above the original structure
- Panels on Trotula de Ruggiero
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso multimediale sulla Scuola Medica Salernitana – Films, 3D reconstructions, reproductions of illuminated manuscripts and surgical instruments tell the story of Salernitan medicine in the 10th to 13th centuries.
- Founded
- 2009
- Operated by
- Ministero della Cultura – Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Campania
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2 |
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours are available. |
