Medical Museum Siriraj Photo: Museum of Siriraj

Medical Museum Siriraj, also known as the “Museum of death”, is located in the same hospital in Bangkok and consists of several sections, including the Department of forensic medical examination.

The Museum illustrates the history of modern medicine in Thailand. All exhibits are divided into 6 permanent exhibitions and temporary one. Permanent showrooms are such topics as anatomy, congenital anomalies, forensic medicine, pathology, Thai traditional medicine and toxicology. In 2008, a temporary exhibition hall was presented the role of the hospital Siriraj in dealing with the aftermath of the tsunami, which in 2004 made landfall on the southern coast of Thailand and other countries.

Of particular interest in the collection of the Museum is the exhibit of the section of forensic medicine. This is the mummified remains of the first serial killer in the history of modern Thailand. Cannibal si Oil SAE URNG arrived from China, was active in the 1950s, and preyed on small children. He was convicted and executed, and his body deliberately mummified and put on display as a deterrent against violent crime.

The Museum contains an extensive collection of unique medical cases, impressive not only professionals, but also people far from medicine. Pregnant women, children and especially impressionable it is better for people not to visit the Museum alone, since many of the exhibits can truly be shocking.

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