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Museum of Human Disease

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Pathology museum exhibiting 3,000 specimens of diseased tissue, with clinical history explanations. People often mention museum, interesting, specimens, informative, human, Great, information, great,


Address

Ground Floor Samuels Building UNSW, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia

Website

www.unsw.edu.au

Contact

+61 2 9065 0330

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (123 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 4 PM

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  • 5/5 Mr. M. 7 years ago on Google • 450 reviews
    Excellent place to explore, understand and admire the human body. Plenty of wet specimen, a couple of models. Great to explain to my 5 year old how the body works. 10 bucks for adults, definitely worth the money. Sadly taking photographs is not allowed.. but well .. thats kind of understandable..
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 only one Mr X Only one Mr y. 4 years ago on Google
    very educational very professional...going back Soon.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ricky D. 9 months ago on Google • 169 reviews
    Great museum! Highly recommended! Kids free, adults $10. Lots of amazing specimens on display, great way to freak out the kids.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Graeme P. 8 months ago on Google • 29 reviews
    Great information provided by the curators and some very confronting specimens but extremely educational.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Brooklyn K. 6 months ago on Google • 9 reviews
    Incredible experience and so much to learn and study from. Very well organized for an easy flow through the whole room and all the specimens were in good condition with some having little QR codes to give more information
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jarrod A. 5 years ago on Google
    Lots of brains and the odd diseased todger as well.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Peter M. 7 years ago on Google
    Great museum with unique displays and informative talks/events. Plus the staff are so friendly and happy to answer questions.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sonia A. 5 years ago on Google
    Such a huge range of preserved organs etc. Quite a bit of information on diseases however their could probably be a little more. Staff are lovely though and happy to answer questions
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angus D. 4 years ago on Google
    Kind of gross but very interesting
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Alex Z. 7 years ago on Google
    Cool place to visit on campus
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Carin L. 4 years ago on Google
    + Very good service, you get an Ipad with the information you need of all the differend kinds of specimen of differens kinds of disease, very educational. - Needs a cleaning - It needs an update - I would like to see pictures/ specimens on every "booth" how for example how an healthy heart should look like so you can compare and more easily see the unhealthy tissues!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sheena T. 4 years ago on Google • 155 reviews
    Very creepy but highly interesting and educational museum. Love the forsenic section as we are able to see what happens in gun shoot wound or hanging. Very appreciate for the display of the tablet provided to visitors. Love the idea of introducing the story of the person who donated the spicemen.

  • 5/5 Alby 6 years ago on Google • 28 reviews
    A little out of the way and a totally weird choice for a tourist to stop but if you're into the gruesome and scientific, this is a great spot. Really reasonably priced and although it's quite small I was kept busy for hours looking at all the specimens and reading about them on the ipad you are given when you enter. Bear in mind before you go the organs in the museum are real human specimens so it's not for the weak stomached. You're also asked not to take photos directly of the specimens out of respect but selfies where they just so happen to be in the background are okay. I opted to not take any photos just in case! Either way I found it fascinating and loved my time there.

  • 4/5 Andrew S. 3 months ago on Google • 15 reviews New
    Was interesting, may be more enjoyable with some medical education background — is free for students

  • 4/5 Pranitpal N. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice and well looked after. Could be a bit more spacious felt a bit packed with school there.

  • 5/5 Tiana D. 2 years ago on Google • 5 reviews
    i went here for school and the education guide was just great! he produced an interactive presentation that everybody enjoyed. the museum itself was great and super informative!

  • 5/5 Bindi A. 3 years ago on Google
    This is a confronting place, yet fascinating. The displays are very informative, the staff extremely knowledgeable and amenable. A must for the inquisitive mind.

  • 4/5 Kenneth Y. 2 years ago on Google
    Good for learning medical sciences. But I think it can be upgraded to a bigger museum.

  • 5/5 Judi P. 1 year ago on Google
    Fascinating and educational. Thank you to the donors and their families.

  • 5/5 PlanetYTP [ YouTube Comedy ]. 6 years ago on Google
    A fascinating museum of human disease (one of the best and only ones in Australia). A great place to learn about pathology.

  • 5/5 Nick H. 6 years ago on Google
    Quite interesting

  • 4/5 S J F. 6 years ago on Google
    Interesting

  • 5/5 Mark B. 6 years ago on Google
    Interesting collection of specimens of human organs affected by disease

  • 5/5 iamded_ 1 year ago on Google
    it's an amazing place unless you are a nerd 🤓🤓🤓

  • 5/5 Melissa D. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic display. I love visiting!

  • 4/5 Brian H. 5 years ago on Google
    Very interesting looking around here. Spent more time here than I thought we would. If it's raining go and look around.

  • 4/5 Anna H. 5 years ago on Google
    Great museum to volunteer at and visit.

  • 4/5 Abu B. 5 years ago on Google
    Needs to be more interactive

  • 5/5 Liu C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I didn’t know the anatomy museum of human diseases in school, and I can go in for free. (Original) 以前不知道学校里还有人体疾病的解剖博物馆,而且可以免费进去参观

  • 5/5 Matt F. 4 years ago on Google
    Really, really good and interesting if you can handle being around dead body parts

  • 5/5 BB 4 years ago on Google
    Fascinating, kids love it, we've been twice

  • 5/5 Matt C. 5 years ago on Google
    Best place in the whole campus

  • 5/5 Sam M. 5 years ago on Google
    Loved this. Packed with information about various diseases, including physical samples of preserved organs and body parts. You'll be surprised at some of the things that come out of us. Entrance fee is very reasonable.

  • 5/5 Faba 4 years ago on Google
    Very interesting museum of human disease.

  • 5/5 SweetChilliIlly G. 4 years ago on Google
    Fantastic and informative display

  • 5/5 Nathan B. 4 years ago on Google
    Really interesting, lots of information on many of the specimens.

  • 5/5 Katelyn L. 4 years ago on Google
    This is the coolest place ever

  • 5/5 Deborah R. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing, samples galore accompanied by informative commentary

  • 4/5 Benjamin S. 4 years ago on Google
    I thoroughly enjoyed enriching my knowledge base and developing my personal medical database through an array of informative and interactive activities and experiences that helped me to develop and insight into our current situation regarding diseases in the Australian setting which have characterised our understanding of life as we perceive it.

  • 1/5 Kosta T. 4 years ago on Google
    Nothing to see here

  • 4/5 Leonard C. 5 years ago on Google
    Very informative talk, kinda smaller than expected but has lots of specimen

  • 4/5 Elvid C. 4 years ago on Google
    Went there as part of a school excursion. It’s true, they have a lot of diseases, from influenza, to tuberculosis, osteoporosis, and the Black Death. The only thing is it is a bit cramped at times.

  • 5/5 Elizabeth V. 4 years ago on Google
    Very interesting.

  • 5/5 Stu D. 4 years ago on Google
    Know your enemy. .!

  • 5/5 Razor S. 4 years ago on Google
    Very interesting and informational. Nice staff and a great place to learn about the nature of the human body.

  • 5/5 Christina G. 4 years ago on Google
    Great and informative museum!!

  • 3/5 Le A. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting museum for only $ 10 entrance fee. It is not very big but big enough to be lost for an hour. The staff is friendly. You will receive a tablet where you can find the information per specimen, although searching is difficult. A nice trip for a rainy day. (Original) Interessant museum voor maar 10 dollar entree. Het is niet heel groot maar groot genoeg om een uurtje kwijt te zijn. Het personeel is vriendelijk. Je krijgt een tablet mee waar je de informatie per specimen kan vinden al is het zoeken wat lastig. Voor een regenachtige dag een leuk uitstapje.

  • 5/5 Holly M. 5 years ago on Google
    So interesting!

  • 5/5 Marcos Caldeira D. 4 years ago on Google
    Good Organization

  • 5/5 gillian s. 5 years ago on Google
    Fantastic! Great for science excursions

  • 5/5 Kristie D. 5 years ago on Google
    Very informative


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Assistive hearing loop
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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