Medicinhistoriska museet i Helsingborg

About the museum

The museum is in Helsingborg's old children's hospital at Bergaliden, which was built in 1888–1889 to drawings by the architect Mauritz Frohm. The house was donated by the estate owner Peter von Möller to an association formed in 1888 to provide free health care for children from poor families. The two round wards were to give good air circulation and sunlight all day. In 1944 children's care moved to a newly built hospital, and the old house was then used, among other things, for aftercare of polio patients, as offices and as a storeroom.

When the county council wanted to demolish the house, the association that now runs the museum, Helsingborgs Medicinhistoriska Förening (Helsingborg Medical History Association), was formed in 1982. The restored house was inaugurated on 18 April 1986, and the museum opened to the public on 21 October 1986. The medical history collections had previously been shown in the Dunkerska villan (Dunker Villa).

The exhibitions are spread over three floors and deal with views on health and disease, the architecture of care, the history of paediatric and child health care, and pharmaceutical companies in Helsingborg such as Leo and Viggo. Hosts show visitors around during open house.

Highlights

• The exhibition Tro, hopp och hälsa (Faith, Hope and Health) on the entrance level
• The old children's hospital with round wards from 1888
• The history of paediatric care, with treatment rooms and a play room
• The exhibition on the pharmaceutical company Leo, from Leopiller to Nicorette
• Exhibition on Viggo and the development of the Venflon

Permanent exhibitions

• Tro, hopp och hälsa – Exhibition on the entrance level on how views of disease and health have changed, on preventive health care and on the architecture of care in Helsingborg.
• Barnsjukvården i Helsingborg – en tillbakablick – Photo exhibition and an older treatment room on the upper floor on 135 years of children's care in three different buildings, and the exhibition on the history of child health care from milk drops (mjölkdroppar) to child welfare centres (barnavårdscentraler).
• Från Leopiller till Nicorette – Exhibition on the lower floor on the pharmaceutical industry in Helsingborg, together with rooms on Viggo and Venflon and on old pharmacies.

Founded

1986

Operated by

Helsingborgs Medicinhistoriska Förening

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

No admission fee. Adults may voluntarily Swish a contribution on site. Visits are also free for primary and upper secondary schools.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is adapted for wheelchairs and prams to the main exhibition and the lecture hall on the entrance level. There is a ramp at the back of the house. Visitors without a companion who wish to announce their arrival should email info@helsingborgsmedicinhistoriskaforening.se in advance.

Kids & families

• Stroller-friendly
• Playground / play area

On the upper floor there is a play room where the youngest can play with the therapy doll Lotta. Prams can be taken into the exhibition on the entrance level.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

Lecture hall on the entrance level.

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