{"id":960,"date":"2023-09-17T18:13:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T18:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/?p=960"},"modified":"2023-10-13T08:39:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T08:39:58","slug":"vrolik-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/vrolik-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Vrolik Museum: a cabinet of curiosities in the center of Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visit <strong>Vrolik Museum<\/strong> is a small anatomical museum located within the Amsterdam UMC hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The latter is part of the University of Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I invite you to explore the place.<\/p>\n<p>Sensitive souls, please refrain!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"summary-title\">Vrolik Museum: article summary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"summary-box\">\n<ul class=\"summary-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc145843246\">Vrolik Museum: at a glance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc145843247\">Discover the Vrolik Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc145843248\">Carefully preserved specimens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc145843249\">Vrolik Museum: important things to know<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc145843250\">What are the opening hours of the Vrolik Museum?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc145843251\">How much does admission cost?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc145843252\">How do I get there?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc145843246\"><\/a><strong>Vrolik Museum: at a glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The facility boasts a unique and extraordinary collection of around 10,000 anatomical and embryological specimens.<\/p>\n<p>The museum focuses on birth defects. It may not be suitable <strong>young children and all sensitive persons.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The museum is named after G\u00e9rard Vrolik (1775-1859) and his son Willem Vrolik (1801-1863), both professors of anatomy in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p>They have acquired a private collection of specimens in their home in order to better understand <strong>the natural forces of growth, development and malformation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On their death, the collection was donated to the Athenaeum Illustre in Amsterdam. In 1984, the Vrolik Museum was opened at the AMC Hospital.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-961\" src=\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/musee-vrolik-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"vrolik museum\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/musee-vrolik-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/musee-vrolik-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/musee-vrolik-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/musee-vrolik-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/musee-vrolik-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/musee-vrolik.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc145843247\"><\/a><strong>Discover the Vrolik Museum<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Vrolik Museum houses a vast collection of human and animal skeletons. These include the bones of people suffering from diseases such as rickets and tuberculosis, common in the 18th and 19th centuries.<\/p>\n<p>There are anatomical presentations of human organs. Here you can find exposed organisms such as :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The heart<\/li>\n<li>The lungs<\/li>\n<li>The digestive system<\/li>\n<li>Urinary\/genital tract<\/li>\n<li>The brain\/spinal cord<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Embryonic development is studied in detail, and the most striking part of the museum is perhaps the <strong>dedicated to congenital malformations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc145843248\"><\/a><strong>Carefully preserved specimens<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Specimens preserved in glass jars show children with severe abnormalities such as :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cyclopia<\/li>\n<li>Siamese twins<\/li>\n<li>Cerebral and cranial abnormalities<\/li>\n<li>Spina bifida<\/li>\n<li>Dwarfism<\/li>\n<li>Umbilical hernia<\/li>\n<li>Sirenomelia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Preservation techniques using alcohol were developed from the 17th century onwards, originally initiated by Amsterdam anatomist Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731). Improved preservation methods <strong>were then used to study tissues and organs in detail.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each cabinet display includes a laminated sheet with explanations in Dutch and English.<\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc145843249\"><\/a><strong>Vrolik Museum: important things to know<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Please note that you cannot take photos inside.<\/p>\n<p>The museum office has a small store selling a range of items. There are caf\u00e9s within the AMC hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The Vrolik Museum is sure to please medical students and anyone interested in anatomy, biology and medicine. It's well worth <strong>go out of town to visit the site and take a tour of the facility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the same spirit, the Body Worlds Amsterdam exhibition, located in the city center, presents human bodies under \"plastinate\".<\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc145843250\"><\/a><strong>What are the opening hours of the Vrolik Museum?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To visit the museum, you can pick up :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday to Friday<strong> from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The museum is closed to the public at weekends.<\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc145843251\"><\/a><strong>How much does admission cost?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As far as admission is concerned, you should allow :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10\u00a0\u20ac<\/strong> for adults<\/li>\n<li><strong>5\u00a0\u20ac<\/strong> per child aged 5 to 17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Admission is free for children aged 0 to 4.<\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc145843252\"><\/a><strong>How do I get there?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The museum is located inside the Amsterdam UMC hospital, in the south-east of Amsterdam, on the outskirts of the city. You can reach it by taking the <a href=\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/tramway-amsterdam\/\">tramway<\/a>\u00a0or the <a href=\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/amsterdam-metro\/\">metro<\/a> to Amsterdam Holendrecht station.<\/p>\n<p>Since the <a href=\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/amsterdam-centraal\/\">station<\/a>The museum can be reached on foot in 5 to 10 minutes. Go to the main entrance and follow the signs to section J of the hospital, where you'll find the museum (room 130) on the first floor.<\/p>\n<p>The Vrolik Museum is a special place to visit in Amsterdam. However, the curious and those with a passion for the medical field will find it an ideal place to visit. <strong>will discover many exceptional pieces in this venue.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vrolik Museum is a small anatomical museum located within the Amsterdam UMC hospital. The latter is part of the University of Amsterdam. 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