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Tourist at Your Own Workplace: The Dissection Hall and Anatomical Models

How do physicians learn about the body’s structure and function? What happens to a body donated for teaching? How is this teaching carried out in practice? Come to Domus Medica and get an insight into anatomy teaching for medical students.

Anatomical model of an eye

See the anatomy of vision. Antique anatomical plaster model of the human eye from the Anatomist’s Treasury. The model shows the eye socket with the eyeball, eye muscles and optic nerve. Photo: Carina Knudsen, IMB

The Culture and Welfare Committee, in collaboration with the Division of Anatomy at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences (IMB), Faculty of Medicine, invites to a unique opportunity to get acquainted with anatomy teaching at UiO.

Program

15:00-15:30 Mini-seminar

? Introduction by Prof. Trygve Leergaard, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences

? ?Body, knowledge and society: A historical perspective on anatomy teaching? by Prof. Emeritus Ole Petter Ottersen, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, former rector of UiO and Karolinska Institutet

? ?How is anatomy teaching carried out today?? by Prof. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences

? ?Artistic models of the Body: A history of science perspective? by Senior Adviser Anne Vaalund, Museum of Cultural History

Model of a skull
“Exploded” Beauchêne skull from the late 19th century. The skull bones are mounted individually on a brass stand for the study of the complex relationships between the bones. Photo: Carina Knudsen, IMB

15:30-~16:00 Guided tour

Guided tour of the dissection halls with a temporary exhibition of UiO’s antique anatomical models. Important information: skeletal parts (both artificial and biological) and models of body parts will be on display, but no blood or wet specimens.

The talks will be given in Norwegian, while the guided tour will be conducted in both Norwegian and English. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during and after the tour.

Registration

The number of places is limited.

Register for the event

Published Feb. 24, 2026 9:10 AM - Last modified Feb. 24, 2026 9:10 AM