Marine’s Favorite Why a speculum? An object that seems quite ordinary today… Its inventor? The American surgeon J. Marion Sims. But do you know Lucy, Anarcha, and Betsy? Now recognized as the true mothers of modern gynecology , these three women, enslaved in the 19th century, were used without their consent as experimental subjects by…
📢 Important notice The Museum of Medicine will be exceptionally closed on Monday, February 6th, 2026, on the occasion of Easter Monday 🐣 We look forward to welcoming you again the following day for more discoveries! Thank you for your understanding and see you soon 🧠✨
Valerie’s Favorite This statue caught my eye because, without being spectacular, it gave me a sense of stability and protection. Cybele, the great mother goddess from Anatolia, embodies fertility, untamed nature, and protective power. Worshipped across the Roman Empire, she watched over cities, bodies, and minds alike. At the Museum of Medicine, this statuette recalls…
The Museum of Medicine will be closed on Thursday, March 12 due to the nationwide protest.
𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑒, 𝑇𝑤𝑜 𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠, 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑘! 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠, 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟, 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠, 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑘… 𝐼𝑛 𝐹𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑦: 𝐷𝑟𝑦 𝐹𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑦 “𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐫𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞.” 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐿’𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑡𝑢𝑒, 𝑏𝑦 𝐸𝑢𝑔𝑒̀𝑛𝑒 𝐵𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑑, 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑙, 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑔𝑔𝑙𝑒, 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔…
Two mornings, on 30 January and 2 February 2026, organised by the Museum of Medicine of Brussels (Erasme Campus, ULB) and ACFLA (non-profit organisation), Quaestiones Naturales: a special day for 3rd- and 4th-year students as part of their classical languages courses. They will explore Antiquity through the lens of medicine, science, technology, and natural phenomena.…
Object of the Month – January: Brigitte’s Favorite In the 19th century, some anatomical wax models, such as this Botocudo bust, were used to represent human diversity through a scientific vision shaped by a colonial perspective. Today, these works invite us to take a critical look at the past. Why this object? “From the moment…
2026 is coming!The Museum of Medicine will be closed on January 1st and 2nd, 2026.We will welcome you back from January 3rd, for a new year full of surprises. 🍾🎆 We wish everyone a wonderful New Year’s Eve and a very happy 2026! 🎉🎆
The Museum of Medicine will be closed on December 25 and 26. We already wish you all a warm and joyful Christmas!
Due to the public holiday on November 11, the museum will be closed this Tuesday.