The Victor Babeş Museum (Muzeul Victor Babeș) is a memorial museum in the former residence of the scientist Victor Babeş’ son in Bucharest.
About Victor Babeș
Victor Babeş (1854-1926) was a Romanian physician, bacteriologist, and professor, and is regarded as one of the founders of modern microbiology. He studied the principle of immunity and contributed to studies of infectious deseases including rabies, leprosy, diphtheria, and tuberculosis.
He worked at the Victor Babeș National Research Institute in Bucharest, which was named after him in 1925 in honor of his major contributions to science. Other research institutes that bear his name are the Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca and the Victor Babeş University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Timișoara.
About The Victor Babeș Museum
The house in which the museum is located was built by Victor’s son Mircea Babeş between 1928 and 1929 and has an eclectic style. In 1956, Mircea donated the house to the state to set up a memorial museum of his father, which he led himself until he died in 1968.
The museums displays a collection of belongings of the scientist, including furniture, scientific manuscripts, photographs, his library collection, books written by Babeş, paintings and other art pieces, and personal items. In the museum you can also learn about his personal life and about his scientific achievements.
