It was then the first psychiatric hospital and is very interesting from an architectural point of view. 1866 operations were closed and the tower was then used as rooming house for nurses and as residence for doctors, as a depository of university clinics and workshops. Since 1971 the Federal Pathologic-Anatomical Museum has been located at the Madhouse Tower. Since 1993 the complete building has been used as a museum. It is an extremely interesting place to visit not only for those with interest in the history of medicine or in exhibition techniques.
Opening hours are very limited and it is closed on week-ends.
Special guided tours will be organised for the conference participants on Thursday and Friday over lunchtime. Only 20 people can participate in one group. Therefore please inscribe yourself as quickly as possible in the registration office. Special information can be taken from the leaflet you find in your conference file. We have a special arrangement with Bank Austria, one of the sponsors of the conference, that you can obtain tickets at a reduced rate.