The Musée de l'Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (Museum of Public Assistance–Paris Hospitals) is a museum dedicated to the history of Parisian hospitals. It is located on the left bank of the

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in the 5th arrondissement, at 47, quai de la Tournelle,

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. The museum closed in 2012 and is evaluating reopening. The nearest Paris Métro station is Maubert-Mutualité on Line 10. The museum was housed in the Hôtel de Miramion, attributed to architect François Mansart, which was built as a private mansion for Christopher Martin in about 1630. The building became a Catholic school for girls from 1675 to 1794, then, during the

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, it was converted into the central

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for hospitals in Paris, which operated from 1812 until 1974. The museum was established in 1934 by the municipal authority, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris. The museum contained a broad collection of nearly 10,000 objects related to the history of Parisian hospitals from the

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to the present day. Objects held include French and Flemish paintings, furniture from the 17th and 18th centuries, a major collection of

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s, and medical instruments. About 8% of these items are presented in permanent exhibits, with rotating temporary exhibits that include loans from other museums. In 2002, an apothecary garden of 65 medicinal plants was created in the museum's courtyard.

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Musée de l'Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
* ''Un musée hospitalier à Paris: Le Musée de l’AP-HP'', Editions Beaux-Arts Magazine, 34 pages, 2005, . * ''Musée de l'Assistance Publique de Paris'', 195 pages, 1987. Published by the museum.
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