Minsk state Museum of the history of medicine is one of the most interesting museums of Minsk. It was created on the initiative of the rector of the Minsk medical Institute Professor Gregory Hook.

The collection of the Museum collection of the history of medicine began in 1950-ies. As a result, the Museum's group of the Minsk medical Institute was a unique collection, telling about how developed the science of treatment of human rights from ancient times to the present day. Visiting the Museum, you will learn a lot. For example, what hurt the prehistoric people? What hygiene products used in everyday life cavemen? As delivered? What are the dangers of ancient superstitions during epidemics of contagious diseases? It will be interesting to see how in ancient times, doctors diagnosed without the help of our modern equipment. As treated the infection with antibiotics, and why healers were allowed to enter a medical University.

The Museum contains prehistoric flint knives, bone needles, bronze tweezers, a stone pestle, lancets for bloodletting famous doctors of the middle ages. Museum visitors will be able to see ancient medicines and to compare how advanced science of today. A separate exhibition of the Museum tell about the work of the sisters of mercy, field surgeons, doctors, whose work was a real feat. Four medic received the title of hero of the Soviet Union during the great Patriotic war: J. Klumov, Z. Tuscaloosa-Marchenko, N. Trojan, P. Buyko.

All the Museum has more than 33 thousand exhibits. Since 1994 the Museum was included into the European Association of museums of history of medical Sciences.