Münchow collection

Dr Wolfgang Münchow (1923-1986), an ophthalmologist from Zwickau, donated his research collection on the history of ophthalmology to the German Hygiene Museum in Dresden in 1984. The collection comprises more than 1,000 exhibits from the 17th to the 20th centuries, including historical spectacles, diagnosis and examination equipment, surgical instruments, graphics and paintings and an extensive library on medical history. This collection traces not only the most important developments in the field of ophthalmology, but also the journalistic and cultural dimensions of this history. Closed on Mondays.