Museum Vrolik

The Museum Vrolik in Amsterdam houses a historic private collection of anatomical specimens assembled by the physiologist Gerard Vrolik and his son Willem. Both were professors of anatomy in the city, where the original museum was located in their home on the canal. Today, the collection is part of the Academic Medical Center. Visitors can marvel at the impressive exhibits assembled by Willem Vrolik in particular, a pioneer of teratology, the study of congenital malformations. The exhibition includes anatomical, zoological, and teratological specimens that offer a deep insight into medical research and pathological anatomy of the 19th century.