A museum at the heart of the Medical University of Vienna, devoted to the history of medicine and famous internationally for one of the world's best collections of anatomical wax models. The figures — life-sized, displayed in glass cases — were commissioned by Emperor Joseph II in the 18th century from a workshop in Florence and used to teach surgeons without the need for cadavers.
The wax babies, flayed muscle figures, and section anatomies are extraordinary, beautiful, and disturbing in equal measure. The museum also has surgical instruments, manuscripts, and the history of the Vienna Medical School. Open Friday to Sunday only; entry around 12 euros.