Exhibition "Corps à cœur

×Following government announcements, the "Corps à cœur" exhibition will be closed on October 30 and 31, 2020.

Pedagogical innovations in anatomy and therapeutic advances from the 18th century to the present day.

September 2 to October 31, 2020 - Wednesday to Friday, 1:30 pm to 6 pm and Saturday, 10 am to 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm to 6 pm.
Faculté de médecine de Montpellier, historic building, Technè Makrè exhibition rooms. 2, rue Ecole de Médecine, 34060 Montpellier.

To comply with health regulations, masks must be worn and the number of participants is limited.

The anatomical collections of Montpellier's Faculty of Medicine are a remarkable testimony to the way anatomy was taught from the late 18th to the mid-20th century, before the advent of "living anatomy" and modern techniques for investigating the human body. Anatomy is a living, dynamic science that is constantly evolving, and has now fully entered the digital age for both educational and medical purposes.

The Montpellier collection, with over 5,600 items, has a direct link with the research and teaching of its time. It was gradually built up collectively by students and teachers, and has helped to strengthen the identity of the Montpellier medical community.

The collections of the former Delmas-Orfila-Rouvière museums, transferred from the University of Paris (nearly 8,000 items), were added to the collection in 2014. Thanks to this transfer, the University of Montpellier now has a first-rate heritage collection.

"Corps à cœur" presents a selection of historical anatomical objects and exhibits, set against current medical imagery.
Three themes are explored: the diversity of teaching aids, the description of the human body, and pathologies and therapies.

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This event is part of the 800th anniversary of Montpellier's Faculty of Medicine.