Heritage Days 2024: Tour of the National Academy of Surgery

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The Heritage Days 2024 are the perfect opportunity to delve into the heart of France’s medical past on a guided tour of theAcadémie Nationale de Surgery. In the heart of Paris Located in the 6th arrondissement, this emblematic institution opens its doors to the general public to reveal its hidden treasures. Founded in 1731 as the “Société Royale de Chirurgie” by Georges Mareschal, surgeon to King Louis XV, the Academy is a place steeped in history where generations of surgeons have left their mark on the history of medicine. Today, it promotes and supports surgical research in France, in particular by awarding prizes and awards for contributions to the field.

• Tour of the National Academy of Surgery
  Saturday, September 21, 9:30 a.m.

  Guided tour of the Académie Nationale de Chirurgie and the Amphithéâtre St Côme, history of the Académie, surgery today, presentation of old works, visit to the courtyard of the Faculté de Médecine, possible entry to the Musée de l'Histoire de la Médecine.