The year marking our Faculty’s 800th anniversary continues with a new, fun-filled event! Join the team at the Manoir du Crime on Saturday, August 29, for an unforgettable evening full of thrills…
A Full-Scale Investigation
This historic building will be the setting for a life-size game. Fans of Cluedo and mystery shows, put on your best detective outfit to solve the mysteries of the Troupe du Manoir!
1935. The press reports that the body of a famous surgeon was found in his home office, which was locked from the inside. However, this was no suicide. The police launch an investigation, and their inquiries soon lead our two detectives to the Montpellier School of Medicine. What conspiracy lies behind this skillfully disguised murder? What will our two investigators discover? Will they dare to delve into the mysteries of the Faculty of Medicine’s history?
Come join us for a Murder Mystery Night with a new twist, set amid our Faculty’s impressive anatomical collection!
On this special day, we’re up for a challenge. In fact, we’ll have to solve the longest mystery ever written by the Troupe du Manoir. To do so, it will be divided into two chapters.
A first group of teams will have the opportunity to solve Chapter I from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. These same teams must then pass on everything they have discovered to the teams that will be solving Chapter II during a meal (under the guise of a police inspector). Armed with this information, the new investigators will have to unravel all the mysteries of the Montpellier School of Medicine.
An event requiring registration
Two sessions are offered, each including a buffet dinner:
The first session will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The second session will be from 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Prices:
Session 1 OR Session 2 with meal: 40€
Session 1 AND Session 2 with meal: 60€
For more information on the Faculty’s 800th anniversary and the events organized to celebrate it, visit 800ans.fr!
To mark this anniversary year, the Post Office will issue a stamp dedicated to our Faculty’s 800th anniversary starting June 13! Read the article below for more information.
Did you know? The Post Office is issuing a stamp to celebrate our 800th anniversary!
Starting on June 13, the Post Office will issue a special stamp to celebrate our anniversary.
The stamp brings together on a single image our famous and iconic Historic Building and our new Arnaud de Villeneuve Campus, even though these two structures were built 650 years apart! In this way, it illustrates the perfect paradox that defines our Faculty and its history: it is both the oldest in the world and, without a doubt, one of the most modern in France.
As a nod to the past, Barthez and Lapeyronie were chosen to appear on this stamp, perfectly mirroring their statues, which continue to stand guard at the gates of our institution.
Just four visible elements, and the entire Faculty and its 800 years of history are highlighted!
Where and when can I buy it?
With a face value of €1.16, the stamp will be available for advance purchase on Saturday, June 13 in Montpellier and Paris:
- Montpellier : Post Office, Montpellier Prefecture, Place des Martyrs de la Résistance, 34000 Montpellier (subject to change).
- Paris : Le Carré d’Encre, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Le Carré d’Encre, 13bis rue des Mathurins, 75009 Paris (entrance at 42 rue Godot de Mauroy; closed on Mondays).
In addition, due to the exceptional circumstances, the deadline for First-Day Cancellations has been extended for issues starting March 1, 2020, from 8 weeks to 6 months.
Finally, starting June 15, the stamp will be available:
- At some post offices,
- at the “Le Carré d’Encre” store
- by subscription or by mail to Phil@poste Customer Service, Z.I. Avenue Benoît Frachon, P.O. Box 10106, Boulazac, 24051 PÉRIGUEUX CEDEX 09
- by phone at 05 53 03 17 44
- by emailsav-phila.philaposte@laposte.fr
- on the website
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On February 29, the exhibition “Art & Anatomy: Crossed Perspectives,” a joint presentation by the Fabre Museumand the Atger Museum at the Faculty of Medicine, will open. This is an opportunity for everyone to discover numerous works that blend art and anatomy.
Update on 10/29/20: Closure of the exhibition at the Atger Museum
After being extended at the Musée Fabre over the summer, it’s now the Musée Atger’s turn to reopen its doors to the public so visitors can (re)discover this wonderful exhibition. Don’t miss it!
The Atger Museum is open for this exhibition Monday through Saturday from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., August 31 through October 31.
>> The Atger Museum is located within the historic building of the Faculty of Medicine, 2 rue de l’école de médecine – 34000 MONTPELLIER.
–> Update on 10/29/20: Due to government announcements, the exhibition—which was originally scheduled to run through October 31—will end on the evening of October 29.
Two museums, one theme
"The exhibition, designed specifically for this occasion, presents an original dialogue between art and anatomy, allowing visitors to view the human body as an inexhaustible source of knowledge and artistic inspiration."
Philippe Saurel, Mayor of Montpellier and President of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole.
From the circle of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Head of a Young Woman, 18th century, Montpellier, Musée Fabre, 864.2.174 (c) Musée Fabre Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole; photographs by Frédéric Jaulmes • Reproduction prohibited without permission
With the exhibition “Art & Anatomy: Crossed Perspectives,” you can explore, across two venues, previously unseen scientific and artistic drawings that have helped students learn about the human body over the centuries. Markingthe firstcollaboration between the two museums, this exhibition offers a glimpse into works deeply rooted in Montpellier’s history and its scientific legacy. This exhibition will help visitors gain a deeper understanding of the city’s prestigious past and its connection to medicine and medical education.
"The Fabre Museum, the Historical Library of the Faculty of Medicine, and the Atger Museum have brought together a collection of remarkable works to help us explore the many connections between art and anatomy."
Michel Mondain, Dean of the Montpellier-Nîmes School of Medicine.
Two Complementary Visions
At the Fabre Museum, you’ll find, among other things, a collection of ancient treatises on anatomy and academic studies depicting the human body, drawn from the collection of the donor Xavier Atger (1758–1833). François-Xavier Fabre’s large-scale male nudes and a portrait by Jean-Antoine Houdon are also on display Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with admission starting at €5.
At the Atger Museum, the interdisciplinary exhibition *Art and Anatomy* highlights a major theme in the Faculty of Medicine’s collection—and indeed in the history of art—namely the portrait and the depiction of the human face. The focus will be on facial expressions as seen through the eyes of artists from the 16th to the 20th centuries. The museum will be open Monday through Saturday from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is free, and guided tours can be booked for groups of at least 8 people for €7 per person.
The long history of the Montpellier-Nîmes School of Medicine is a source of inspiration. To celebrate its eighth centennial, we invite you to join us on Thursday, February 27, starting at 5:00 p .m. , for a literary evening.
One venue, two events
This literary evening will take place in the Glafira Ziegelmann Amphitheater, which will be inaugurated for the occasion. This venue was not chosen at random; the story of this woman—the first female resident in Montpellier and the first to qualify for the agrégation in medicine—is one of the events that have left their mark on the Faculty of Medicine. Members of her family will also be present for the occasion—a poetic way to connect the past with the future.
Presentations, discussions, and book signings
The evening will then continue, hosted by Dr. Etienne Cuenant, with the presentation of six books related to the history of the Faculty of Medicine. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of the seven authors who will be in attendance and then take part in a book-signing session.
The first book, written by Professor François Bonnel, *Le musée d’Anatomie de Montpellier: un patrimoine historique* ( published by Éditions Sauramps Médical ), will be available in April 2020 for €59. In this book, Professor Bonnel presents and describes the 4,500 anatomical specimens preserved at the Anatomy Museum from 1794 to 1930. The experience doesn’t end there, as a virtual tour is included.
Professor Jean-Pierre Dedet will present his book *Teaching Medicine in Montpellier: A 900-Year-Long Story. The Oldest School of Medicine in the Western World,” also published by Éditions Sauramps Médical, available in English in February 2020 and in French in May 2020 for €35. Hereyouwill find the history of the Faculty of Medicine from its founding—a history that has continued uninterrupted throughout the centuries, even during the darkest hours of history.
Jean-Luc Fabre will present two of his novels: *La prophétie de Guilhem de Montpellier*, available in May 2020, and *La Vénitienne des pénitents blancs*, published in November 2017 by Éditions Privat, each priced at 20€. The first book is a fictionalized account of the city’s founding and the arrival of its first doctors and money changers. The second story brings to life the leading figures of the Faculty of Medicine and the Academy of Sciences and Letters of Montpellier in the early 18th century.
Written by Caroline Fabre-Rousseau, *Elles venaient d’Orembourg* ( published by Éditions Chèvre-feuille étoilée and available in February 2020 for €17) tells the story of two Russian women who came to study medicine in Montpellier in the late 19th century: Glafira Zigelmann and Raïssa Lesk Kessek.
Finally, *A Century of Radiology in Montpellier*, co-authored by Professors Jean-Louis Lamarque, Jean-Paul Sénac, and Dr. Elysé Lopez and published by Éditions Mimosa Montpellier, will be available in February 2020 for €35. It traces the history of electro-radiology through to medical imaging in Montpellier, from its origins in 1896 through the 2000s. In this book,youwill find both the broader history, as told by those who shaped it and richly illustrated, and the personal stories, as told by those who lived through it, complete with images and anecdotes.
So there will be something for everyone—enough to let everyone explore the history of their city and their college in a new way!
To experience or relive this evening, you can find it below:
