Yersin Museum
Appearance
Alexandre Yersin Museum | |
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General information | |
Address | No. 8-10 Tran Phu Street, Xuong Huan |
Town or city | Nha Trang |
Country | Vietnam |
Coordinates | 12°15′5.4″N 109°11′45.6″E / 12.251500°N 109.196000°E |
Current tenants | Storage for memorabilia of doctor Alexandre Yersin |
Inaugurated | 1997 |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 100m2 |
The Yersin Museum is a museum in Nha Trang, Vietnam. It is dedicated to Alexandre Yersin, the French-Swiss bacteriologist.
It is located on 8 – 10 Tran Phu Boulevard in the former home of Yersin and in the enclosure of the Pasteur Institute.[1]
The museum contains a large collection of Yersin's research pieces of equipment and letters as well as provides a description of his contributions to bacteriology, medicine, and science. The captions are in French with accompanied English and Vietnamese translations. It is open from 8 am until 11 am and 2 pm until 4:30 pm on weekdays and closed on Saturdays and Sundays. The entry fee is VND 26,000 for adults.
References
[edit]12°15′05″N 109°11′46″E / 12.2515°N 109.1960°E