Josephinum – Medical History Museum Vienna
The Josephinum, which was founded in 1785 as a military academy of surgery, now presents its rich collection as a museum. Around 1,200 anatomical wax models are exhibited in their original display cases made of rosewood and hand-blown Venetian glass. Other highlights include Giovanni Alessandro Brambilla's collection of surgical instruments from the 18th century and the world's first endoscope, which Emperor Franz II purchased for the Josephinum. Also on display are the dissected stomach on which Theodor Billroth performed the world's first successful gastric resection in 1880, a handwritten curriculum vitae of Sigmund Freud, the file used to murder Empress Elisabeth in Geneva, and the Seligmann fragments, which are believed to be parts of Ludwig van Beethoven's skull.
DUO DEMMER-KALCHHAUSER (6.30 PM-9 PM)
Guitarist Martin Demmer and Gidi Kalchhauser on double bass will create an extraordinary atmosphere in the museum rooms of the Josephinum with their jazz interlude, taking visitors from room to room and impression to impression. They will play well-known compositions as well as improvised pieces.
