Hong Kong Medical Museum

The Hong Kong Museum of medicine is a museum of medicine in Hong Kong. Founded in 1996, it is located between Sheung Wan and the mid levels of the central and Western District of Hong Kong Island. It introduces the history of Hong Kong medicine and explains the different views of traditional Chinese medicine and Western Medicine on diagnosis and treatment. It covers an area of 10000 square feet, including 11 distinctive exhibition halls, Taiping mountain view gallery, library and lecture room. The museum's exhibits give a detailed introduction to the past, current development and future challenges faced by medicine, which undoubtedly enhance the public's understanding of health and diseases.

The Edwardian design of the museum is a masterpiece of local architects at the beginning of this century. The building has wide corridors and plenty of windows, so it has good ventilation. The design is quite in line with the characteristics of subtropical climate. The roof is covered with Chinese eaves tiles, which is not only convenient for local materials, but also has local cultural color. In order to foster the spirit of scientific exploration of pathologists, the architects used creative ideas to design square pointed white columns in several corners of the top of the main building and extend them outwards.

Hong Kong Medical Museum

The Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences (hkmms) is a medical themed Museum in Hong Kong. Founded in 1996, it is located between Sheung Wan and the mid levels of the central and Western District of Hong Kong Island. It introduces the history of Hong Kong medicine and explains the different views of traditional Chinese medicine and Western Medicine on diagnosis and treatment. It covers an area of 10000 square feet, including 11 distinctive exhibition halls, Taiping mountain view gallery, library and lecture room. The museum's exhibits give a detailed introduction to the past, current development and future challenges faced by medicine, which undoubtedly enhance the public's understanding of health and diseases.

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The Hong Kong Museum of medicine is a medical themed Museum in Hong Kong. Its Edwardian design is a masterpiece of local architects at the beginning of this century. The building has wide corridors and plenty of windows, so it has good ventilation. The design is quite in line with the characteristics of subtropical climate. The roof is covered with Chinese eaves tiles, which is not only convenient for local materials, but also has local cultural color. In order to foster the spirit of scientific exploration of pathologists, the architects used creative ideas to design square pointed white columns in several corners of the top of the main building and extend them outwards.

It is located between Sheung Wan and the mid levels of the central and Western District of Hong Kong Island. It introduces the development history of medical science since the opening of Hong Kong with literature and exhibits. Established in 1996, the Hong Kong Museum of medicine is a special museum. It covers an area of 10000 square feet, including 11 distinctive exhibition halls.

There are also Taiping mountain viewing gallery, library and lecture room. The museum's exhibits give a detailed introduction to the past, current development and future challenges faced by medicine, which undoubtedly enhance the public's understanding of health and diseases. In addition, the museum also explores the exchange of Chinese and Western medicine and promotes research in this field. Apart from preserving medical relics of historical value, it also provides public education services.

At present, the Hong Kong Medical Museum mainly displays a variety of medical appliances, medical and health care work in Hong Kong, plague situation and laboratory display in Hong Kong in the 19th century, and introduction and display of Chinese herbal medicine. In addition, an exhibition hall has been set up in the Hong Kong Medical Museum to introduce the history of Alice Young Nethersole Hospital and Tung Wah Hospital.

Development history

Established in 1996, the Hong Kong Museum of medicine is a special museum. It covers an area of 10000 square feet, including 11 distinctive exhibition halls, Taiping mountain view gallery, library and lecture room. The museum's exhibits give a detailed introduction to the past, current development and future challenges faced by medicine, which undoubtedly enhance the public's understanding of health and diseases. In addition, the museum also explores the exchange of Chinese and Western medicine and promotes research in this field. Apart from preserving medical relics of historical value, it also provides public education services. It is the predecessor of "Hong Kong Medical Museum". It is the bacteriological laboratory established in 1906. It is the first building specially designed for medical laboratory in Hong Kong. It is located near the plague site in Taiping mountain area in the past. It has a main building and an animal house with manger and bungalow staff dormitory. Over the years, the institution has been quietly serving the medical community in Hong Kong. Due to the expansion of its service scope, it has evolved into a pathology laboratory and continued to provide services in its original site until 1973.

Since the government declared the building a statutory historic site, the Hong Kong Academy of Pathology, in order to make people aware of its potential and pay more attention to the medical history and technological development of Hong Kong, has applied to the authorities to change the warehouse building into a museum. As a result, the "Hong Kong Medical Museum" has been established.

architectural composition

The Hong Kong Museum of medicine is a British Edwardian building. It is a masterpiece of Hong Kong architects at the beginning of this century. The building has wide corridors and plenty of windows, so it has good ventilation. The design is quite in line with the characteristics of subtropical climate. The roof is covered with Chinese eaves tiles, which is not only convenient for local materials, but also has the color of Hong Kong culture. In order to foster the spirit of scientific exploration of pathologists, the architects used creative ideas to design square pointed white columns in several corners of the top of the main building and extend them outwards.

The location is about:

Sheung Wan staircase street, west of the top section, near Kennedy Road

South East of the park

The northeast part of Jiandao Park in mid mountain area

1） The ceiling of the main entrance hall is decorated with plaster lace, which is elegant and solemn. It is matched with the large black teak stairs, and the carving under the handrails is exquisite, which is quite Indian decorative style.

2） There is a manual cargo elevator between the floors, which was originally pulled by steel cable to transport laboratory samples and instruments.

3） Today's real fireplaces are rare. You can see several when you come to the museum.

4） Visitors can enjoy the exhibition gallery and balcony on the second floor.

In a word, visitors will be deeply impressed by the proper space, solemn environment, adequate design and good ventilation effect of the museum.

Note: it's not on the street, so it's detailed here.

Mission vision

mission:

The mission of the Hong Kong Medical Museum is to provide an inspiring environment for the public to learn about health and medical knowledge in the past, present and future, so that local and overseas visitors can enjoy Hong Kong's rich medical heritage, including traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and become a center for the study of medical history, preservation and exhibition of Hong Kong's medical and health science development.

Vision:

The vision of the museum is to become a medical museum that is superior to its counterparts in Hong Kong and even in the world. In this historic anti infectious place in Hong Kong's history, the museum will present the historical stories one by one, combine the historical lessons and health issues, and present them to the public creatively. It will also work with other institutions and organizations to provide high-quality education and cultural activities for people of different ages To promote public awareness of maintaining health and encourage them to face the challenges of the future.

Brief introduction to the pharmacy

The herb garden of the Hong Kong Medical Museum was opened in the spring of 2003

(1) Collect Western herbal medicine, establish a complete database to show the characteristics and effectiveness of herbal medicine;

(2) Gather the intelligence of Chinese and foreign scholars and experts to exchange the knowledge of herbalism;

(3) To promote and enhance the research of traditional Chinese medicine through academic discussion on Chinese and Western herbal medicine garden;

(4) We should promote Chinese and Western medicine and raise public awareness of medicine;

(5) Provide a good environment for recreation and recreation to improve the quality of life. The herb garden of the Hong Kong Medical Museum was founded in the former pathological laboratory. The laboratory has carried out a number of bacterial tests and produced a variety of vaccines, including vaccinia vaccines. It has played an important role in the development of Hong Kong's medical history. The laboratory was transformed into the Hong Kong Museum of medicine in 1996. The museum is a center for the study of Chinese and Western medicine and academic exchanges. It is dedicated to preserving and collecting Hong Kong Medical relics with historical value. The creation of a herbal garden is another attempt of the museum, which will complement research, exhibition and education programs.

Traditional Chinese medicine can be divided into three categories: plant traditional Chinese medicine, animal traditional Chinese medicine and mineral traditional Chinese medicine. Botanical Chinese medicine, referred to as "herbal medicine", has a therapeutic effect. Today, nearly half of the thousands of commonly used drugs and formulas are extracted from plants or contain plant like chemical components, which shows the importance of herbal medicine in medicine.

The planning concept of the herb garden of the Hong Kong Medical Museum mainly includes herbal medicines that are cultivated or can be cultivated in Hong Kong and reflects the basic characteristics of herbal medicines

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