[*trad*] Office du Tourisme et des Congrès du Grand Lyon

Quoi de neuf docteur? (What's up Doc?) - Exhibition

Would you like to know more about the medical care available back in the days of our Roman ancestors?
A visit to the Lyon-Fourvière Gallo-Roman Museum is definitely a "must" for anyone keen to discover the medical practices of our toga-wearing forebears!

Although their life expectancy was certainly far less than ours is today, the fact nevertheless remains that Greek influence and the basics of hygiene, ophthalmology and surgery were already firmly established, all supported by generous doses of divine intervention!

Male and female doctors, medical and surgical instruments, diseases and remedies, and of course beliefs and magic are all features of this wide-ranging new exhibition on the theme of medicine back in Roman times. You're invited to discover some 400 items from collections loaned by museums from all over Europe.

These ancient medical practices may well astonish you!

Exhibition overview:

ArchéoScan
How can medical imaging be used to assist archaeologists?
Free events forming part of the science festival on Saturday, October 15^th and Sunday, October 16^th from 2.30 p.m. onwards.

Great! It’s the last Sunday of the month!
The historical reconstruction association Pax Augusta will be taking a look at military medical practices on Sunday, October 30^th from 2 p.m. at the archaeological site.
Civilian medical care will be shown on Sunday, January 29^th , 2012.

Useful information

Full price: €7; Reduced price: €4.50
Free admission for visitors under 18 and every Thursday
Free admission with the Lyon City Card

Directions: take the Fourvière funicular railway from Saint-Jean Vieux-Lyon