In 2020, Montpellier will celebrate the 800th anniversary of its Faculty of Medicine which was created in 1220 !
The Fabre Museum is offering a geo-localized application from October 10 to explore the history of medicine and art in Montpellier. A lively discovery of emblematic places and monuments in the history of medicine and pharmacy, carried out as part of the 800th anniversary of the Faculty of Medicine.
A fun proposition through scripted game routes, for a cultural walk, a moment shared with family or a game experience with friends.
3 game paths will be offered to you "free", "family" and "adventure"
Our boutique products for 800 years
In our shop at the Tourist Office, find our products "800 years of the Faculty of Medicine":
With its two pillars of university education, medicine and law, Montpellier has been recognized as a hotbed of knowledge and transmission since the Middle Ages. Scientists and students meet there and roam the surrounding territory in search of new elements to perfect and apply knowledge. The places of conservation, like the disciplines taught, are exceptional: Jardin des Plantes, herbarium, conservatory, libraries, museums, drugstores ...
In 1220, due to the renown of the teaching of medicine in Montpellier, the papal legate on behalf of Pope Honorius III, granted the first statutes to the University of Medicine.
It knew its golden age in the 14th and 16th centuries when it had nearly 4,000 students. In the 18th century, despite the abolition of the university, medical professors continued to teach underground.
The Montpellier school was installed in 1795 in the premises of the old bishopric, which it still occupies. The School of Health became School of Medicine in 1803 and then in 1808, faculty.
A program of celebrations
A dedicated program will highlight the rich history of Montpellier medicine, but also its present and future (startups, research, etc.).
Faculty of Medicine
Among the highlights of the anniversary:
► From January 1, 2020, a tramway in the colors of this celebration will run throughout the year with portraits of eminent personalities such as Rabelais, Nostradamus, Gui de Chauliac and Lapeyronie.
► From February 28 to October 31, 2020, the Fabre museum and the Atger museum (attention currently closed) share an exhibition on the representations of bodies and the affinity between "Art and Anatomy"
► The exhibition "Le corps à cœur" until October 17, 2020 with a selection of historical objects and anatomy pieces, compared to current medical imagery.
►The exhibition "The great figures of medicine" until November 02, 2020
►The Pharmacopoeia exhibition in the private mansion of Cabrières-Sabatier d'Espeyran from October 10 until January 10, 2021
►The "Possédé.e.s" exhibition at the Panacée until January 3, 2021
►Throughout the year, specific visits will be offered with the Tourist Office in French, English and sign language
► Fun evenings and murders and mysteries in the premises of the Faculty
►Launch of the "Fabre and the City 2" application on October 10
►Futurapolis at the Opéra Comédie on October 9 and October 10
Tramway - 800th anniversary
The tourist office welcomes you from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday and public holiday
Our tourist information offices
Lattes : +33 (0)7 72 43 65 08
Villeneuve-lès- Maguelone : 07 87 25 67 45
Castries : +33 (0)4 67 52 04 24
