SCIENCE
BOERHAAVE

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE

Museum Boerhaave LEIDENcity.EU

		The museum building was originally a convent. It now includes a reconstructed anatomical theatre and a unique collection of inventions. Shown are the apparatus that Kamerlingh Onnes used to liquefie Helium and the electromagnet equipment for the low temperature research by Wander Johannes de Haas. There are many fascinating examples of experimental engineering in the collection.

Museum Boerhaave LEIDENcity.EU

Museum Boerhaave LEIDENcity.EU

		National museum Boerhaave offers visitors of all ages a fascinating insight into the magical world of science. It shows five centuries of research and innovation and the adventures of science and discovery.See major discoveries and inventions in the history of science. Their impact is still great today. Join in thinking about the big issues for the future.

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Museum Boerhaave LEIDENcity.EU

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Museum Boerhaave LEIDENcity.EU

Museum Boerhaave LEIDENcity.EU

		The museum is named after Herman Boerhaave, a Dutch physician and botanist. He was was famous for his teaching at Leiden. Boerhaave lived to a great age receiving brilliant students from all over Europe, including Peter the Great, Voltaire and Linnaeus.

Museum Boerhaave LEIDENcity.EU

Boerhaave Museum LEIDENcity.EU

Museum Boerhaave LEIDENcity.EU

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