Museum of the History of Medicine Hautefort

Welcome to the Hôtel-Dieu Museum of the History of Medicine in Paris. Hautefort

The Hôtel-Dieu inHautefort dates back to the 17th century and now houses the museum of the history of medicineHautefort and also the tourist office. In old French, l'Hôtel-Dieu meant "God's hotel", i.e. a house of hospitality where one is received in the name and under the auspices of God. Hôtel-Dieu are hospitals of ancient foundation, which received orphans, indigents and pilgrims, and were administered by the Church.

During your visit, you'll discover 7 rooms devoted to different themes:

• The eternal father's room :The Hotel Dieu was originally designed to accommodate 11 women, 11 men and 11 children, the number 33 symbolizing the age of Christ.
  The Eternal Father Room is a reconstruction of a room as it must have been in those days to accommodate eleven men.
  Also in this room, a reproduction of an abandonment tower: also known as a "baby box", this was a place where mothers could anonymously leave their babies, usually newborns, to be found and cared for.
•  The room of the divine word: An exhibition of liturgical vestments.
•  The Hippocrates Room:This room is dedicated to pharmacy and biology equipment for the manufacture of medicines.
•  The Plato RoomThe exhibition features four dental practices from different eras, from 1910 to 1970, from the first use of electricity to the X-ray and laser practice.
•  The Aristotle Room:This room is dedicated to the history of radiography and to gynecology and obstetrics.
•  The Galien Room :On display in this Galien room are pneumology, surgery and cardiology.
•  The chapel

A garden of Simples allows you to discover all these plants so useful to health. A visit is possible with Madame LOUIS Geneviève, herbalist, whose store is nearby.