The former College of Naval Medicine has been enriched with space for interpretation
The goal is to “set the records straight,” asserts Charlotte Drahy, director of the Naval Museum and School of Naval Medicine. Since the founding of the city in 1666 and the establishment of the Charente Hospital in 1683, the Naval Medical School in 1722, the New Naval Hospital in 1788, and the 1890 establishment of the Naval Health Principal at Bordeaux abolishing its arsenal schools to a minor rank until the school closed in 1964.
Inventory
After more than 60 years, the ward that received pre-Covid 9500 to 10,000 visitors per year must be restored through the restoration and transformation of the former hospital next door by the François-I group.Verse.
David Briand
This coming September, “the inventory and reassembly of all collections will begin,” Charlotte Drahy resumes.
Finally, note that the 1911 Association of Marine and External Health in Bordeaux shares a day of celebration with the Museum on June 10 at the Palais des Congrès.
(1) Exteriors has been previously registered with MH since 1965.
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