The Fleming Museum of Contemporary Science |
16672 Vari - Βάρη, Greece (Attika) |
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Biomedical Sciences Research Centre “Alexander Fleming”
34 Fleming Street - Φλέμινγκ 34 |
| Floor area | unfortunately not known yet |
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Opening times
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During normal working hours, with prior arrangement with the director of the Center. | ||||||||
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Status from 11/2018
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| Homepage | www.fleming.gr/fleming-museum | ||||||||
fleming.gr | Location / Directions |
Vari is a southern suburb of Athens and former municipality in East Attica, Greece. It lies at the southwestern end of the Mesogeia plain and the southeast shoulder of the Hymettus mountain, near the Saronic Gulf coast. Greek National Road 91 connects Vari with Athens city centre and Sounio. The Fleming Museum of Contemporary Science is housed in the Biomedical Sciences Research Centre “Alexander Fleming” (BSRC Fleming) in Vari, Attica. |
| Description | The core of the Museum is Alexander Fleming’s original archival material and personal effects, which were donated by Amalia Fleming and include photographs of the actual Petri dishes on which Fleming discovered penicillin, a turning point in 20th century pharmaceutical science. These archives will provide the basis for the presentation of modern scientific thought and technology through the Museum’s exhibitions. A significant advantage of the Museum is that it will operate on the premises of BSRC Fleming, a center performing cutting-edge research in the biomedical sciences. The Alexander Fleming archives contain: Fleming’s original laboratory notebooks and hand-drawn representations of his research results Scientific notes, lectures, books, leaflets, photographs and letters Reprints of his main scientific publications after 1908 Articles in the international press Scientific instruments, microscopes and various personal effects Prizes, awards, photographs and correspondence Material about Amalia Fleming. |
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