Vaccines matter: an exhibition in Padua on their history and role in preventing infectious diseases

From March 1 to June 30, 2019, the MUSME - Museum of the History of Medicine in Padua will host the exhibition Mondo Vaccini, an interactive exhibition on the history and importance of vaccines in preventing infectious diseases. It will be a true journey into the universe of knowledge about vaccines and the role they have played in public health: there will be space to present visitors with the discoveries of science, which has used vaccines to eradicate dangerous diseases or limit their spread thanks to global collaboration (the assumption being that the efficacy of vaccines is closely linked to the rate of administration), and also the history of the vaccination debate. Indeed, a selection of newspaper articles, postage stamps, posters, and photographs reminds us how much the topic of vaccination has always animated public debate during the various vaccination campaigns carried out in the past.

The contents of the exhibition are proposed to the public with advanced modes and interactive systems, all arranged in a multimedia and multimodal pathway with info graphics, vide, animations and interactive stations (for example, there is a morphing station that will allow, in a playful way, to simulate the effects on the face of an infectious disease such as measles) and to enable the visitor to learn more about infectious diseases and their pathogens, as well as to go through the milestones that led to the development of vaccinations and thanks to them to save millions of lives. Finally, there is also a section that, through epidemiological and pharmacovigilance data, addresses aspects of efficacy and safety in the production, administration and monitoring phases of vaccines.

“It is a truly new, albeit temporary, section of the Museum of the History of Medicine,” says Francesco Peghin, president of the MUSME Foundation. “Thanks to projections, videos and infographic panels, we set out to spread correct information about vaccines and the dangers of the diseases they fight, and to offer tools to increase the public’s confidence in Medicine, while making people understand the efforts made in research.”

Vaccine World can be visited during MUSME’s opening hours: Tuesday through Friday from 2:30 to 7 p.m. (mornings open by appointment only) and on weekends and holidays from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. The exhibition is included in the museum ticket: full price 10 euros, reduced price 8, children and students 6, families 22, free for children under 3 and disabled. For all information you can visit the exhibition page on the MUSME website. The exhibition enjoys the patronage of the Veneto Region.

Vaccines matter: an exhibition in Padua on their history and role in preventing infectious diseases

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