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M I C H A E L M O R G N E R ,
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A S P H A L T O N T I S S U E P A P E R
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C O L L E C T I O N O F D O C T O R S , PAT I E N T S A N D D I S E A S E I N A R T
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In 1996, the Institute of the History of Medicine began putting together this collection, which
currently consists of more than 700 pieces, mainly graphic works by about 150 artists. The
Dresden collection acquires works of high artistic value that show physician-patient relation -
ships, scenes of treatment, the emergence and transience of life, but also illustrations of the
sick and suffering. It is dominated by works from post-war Germany, predominantly art from the
GDR and the new states. The Institute plans to expand the collection temporally and regionally.
The images, which are available in digital form, are used in teaching, to enrich lectures
and discussions. Several exhibition projects have demonstrated the richness and diversity
of the collection.
Institute for the History of Medicine
Löscherstraße 18
Dr. Marina Lienert · Phone: +49 351–317 74 05 · E-Mail: Marina.Lienert@tu-dresden.de
https://tu-dresden.de/med/mf/die-fakultaet/sammlungen

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