Museum of the History of Medicine
In 1958 the monument in honor of Ivan Mikhailovich Sechenov, the founder of Russian physiology, was erected in front of the building. For many generations of trainers, students and graduates of the University the building of the Museum and the monument to Sechenov has remained a symbol of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University.
Initial purpose of the Museum was to highlight the background of the educational institution. But the history of the country’s first medical University of several years’ standing rich in bright events and outstanding names lets to cover not only formation of medical education in Russia, but also development of medicine as a branch of domestic science. As a result, the Museum collection gathered during the years shows the history of establishment and development of major Russian scientific medical schools, medical education and the work of outstanding scientists and clinicists of the 19th-20th centuries.
The Museum is a member of the European Association of Museums for the History of Medical Sciences (EAMHMS).