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Academic heritage in the spotlight

Check the overview of all locations where academic heritage of the University of Antwerp is on display.

Permanent showcase for academic heritage in building Q, Drie Eiken Campus (2022)

In the entrance hall of the Q-building on Campus Drie Eiken the first permanent showcase for academic heritage was installed in 2021. It shows a wide variety of objects from the academic heritage collection.

Iron lung in the Vaccinopolis building, Drie Eiken Campus (2020)

In the entrance hall of the Vaccinopolis building at the Drie Eiken Campus an iron lung is on display. This artificial lung is a type of breathing machine that was in use during the polio epidemic from 1950 to 1960. The paralyzed patient was placed in the artifical lung, with only his head sticking out. By creating negative pressure around the body, the chest of the patient would rise, thus simulating breathing. The remarkable thing about this 'iron' lung is that it is actually made of wood.

Tablet press in building A, Drie Eiken Campus (January 2019)

At the groundfloor of building A at the Drie Eiken Campus a twentieth-century compression machine for tablets is on display. The machine was in use at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences. This machine to make pills was manufactured in 1950 and can produce 50 tablets per minute. A description of this machine (in Dutch) can be found on the ETWIE website.

Wall charts in the biology labs, Drie Eiken Campus (October 2018)

In the biology labs (O.303 and O.314) of the Drie Eiken Campus eight wall charts are on display on the walls since the beginning of October 2018. These wall charts come from the Faculty of Science, Department of Biology collection.