Museum of the History of Medicine Hautefort Museum of the History of Medicine Hautefort Museum of the History of Medicine Hautefort Museum of the History of Medicine Hautefort Museum of the History of Medicine Hautefort Museum of the History of Medicine Hautefort Museum of the History of Medicine Hautefort Museum of the History of Medicine Hautefort Museum of the History of Medicine Hautefort

Museum of the History of Medicine Hautefort

Hôtel-Dieu de 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.

Equipment

Pricing details

2021 rates

Adults: €7
Group (10 people or more): €5/person (driver free)
13 and over and students: €5
Children under 12: Free

Holders of the "ambassador" card and residents of the Commune of Hautefort on presentation of proof of address: free of charge.

School and leisure groups: €3/youth. Accompanying adults and bus driver: Free (maximum four people).

All groups are accompanied by a French guide. The tour lasts 1h30 to 2 hours.

Audio-guides (Fr/Gb) are available for hire at 1 euro per visitor.

Dates and times

Timetable 2021

The museum opens on May 19.
May opening hours: 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm.
Opening hours from June to September: 10am to 6pm non-stop.
The museum will close on October 1 for restoration work in the east galleries.

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Address:

Place Marquis Jacques-François de HAUTEFORT, 24390 HAUTEFORT

Sector

Black Périgord

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