Musée du Service de Santé des Armées

As mentioned in the previous post about Église Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce, the Musée du Service de Santé des Armées (Museum of the Army Medical Corps) is located next to the church. The museum traces its origins back to the 19th century. At first merely an anatomy collection for teaching purposes, it gradually grew as a result of bequests to become the repository of army medical corps history.

Above, “les bleffez”.

Above, bust of child Louis XIV.

Above, medicine cabinet.

Above, microscopes.

Above, towards Église Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce. Its visit is included with the ticket to Musée du Service de Santé des Armées.

Above, in the church.

Above, looking towards the Val-de-Grâce Military Hospital.

Above, internal courtyard. The museum is hosted in what used to be a convent.

Above, capsule for the Véronique rocket.

Above, rat to be loaded on the rocket as part of an experiment to study the effects of microgravity.

Above, snake door handle at the entrance.

Above, statue of Dominique-Jean Larrey.