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Muzeum Chirurgii i Sali Operacyjnej w Ustroniu

Museum of the history of surgery in the pavilion of the rheumatology hospital, with re-created operating theatres; according to tourist information, closed until further notice.

Temporarily closed

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Temporarily closed. According to tourist information from Wisła, the museum has been closed until further notice (since 20 July 2015); there are no current visiting hours.

About the museum

The Museum of Surgery was established in 2012 on the initiative of Dr Ryszard Wąsik, director of the Silesian Rheumatology Hospital in Ustroń, and was considered the first institution of its kind in Poland. The first part of the exhibition was a faithful reconstruction of an operating theatre from the 1970s, where visitors could take part in a virtual operation, smell scents and hear the sounds of the instruments. Later a room from the 18th century was added.

The museum occupies the ground floor of the hospital pavilion and presents the development of surgery over the last 200 years on the basis of about 485 exhibits: old instruments, prostheses, implants, anatomical preparations, books, journals, paintings and engravings. The most valuable include the heart-lung machine of the team of Prof. Tadeusz Paliwoda, the operating table of Prof. Wiktor Bross and the first Polish hip endoprosthesis from Piekary Śląskie. The exhibition is complemented by a video and sound system and by biographies of distinguished doctors.

Because of its content, young people under 15 could visit the museum only in the care of adults. According to the tourist information portal of Wisła, the museum is closed until further notice; newer sources do not confirm that visits have resumed.

Highlights

re-created operating theatre from the 1970s
about 485 exhibits from the history of surgery
heart-lung machine and the operating table of Prof. Bross
first Polish hip endoprosthesis
video and sound system imitating an operation

Permanent exhibition

Historia chirurgii – sale operacyjne i eksponaty medyczne – Exhibition with re-created operating theatres (from the 1970s and the 18th century) and about 485 exhibits from the history of surgery; currently closed.

Founded: 2012
Operated by: Śląskie Centrum Reumatologii, Rehabilitacji i Zapobiegania Niepełnosprawności im. gen. Jerzego Ziętka w Ustroniu