• F H Moll, P Rathert, and H Fangerau.
• Museum zur Geschichte der Urologie, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie e. V., Vorsitz Arbeitskreis Geschichte Akademie Deutscher Urologen, Urologische Klinik, Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Neufelder Straße 32, 51067, Köln, Deutschland. friedrich.moll@uni-koeln.de
• Urologe A. 2012 Sep 1; 51 (9): 1288-93.

AbstractObjects in a museum that were used by urologists are part of the history of urology. If we know how to look at them they can be sources for a better understanding of the history of urology. In a museum visitors are confronted with objects during exhibitions which are the stage on which one possible interpretation of the history of urology is displayed. Objects have become"carriers of symbols" between the past and present (Pomian). Collections from medical societies which are not connected with a university or another public institution cannot be legitimized on the basis of the argument of conserving historical heritage only. The museum itself with its many tasks and as a classical site of scientific communication should be seen as a topic of scientific interest.

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