[From the history of clinical town of the A.V. Vishnevskiĭ Institute of Surgery].

The article is dedicated to 150th anniversary of onset of medical and philanthropic activity of institutions of the Moscow merchant society at Schipok Street. Nowadays, in the buildings of society the A.V.

[All-Russian hygienic exhibitions and museums].

The material about the popularization of hygiene and health education in Russia in the second half of the 19th century to early 20th century through exhibition and museum activities has been collected for the first time and analyzed in the paper. The role of scientists and scientific medical societies in this process is noted. The significance of museum and exhibition activities in this area for the development of medical science is defined.

[Il'ia Vasil'evich Buial'skiĭ--collector of medical rarities].

The article presents the analyze of activity of academician of Saint-Petersburg Medical-surgical Academy Buyal'sky I.V. in sphere of collecting of memorials of medical science and practice, creation of a specialized museum of models of surgical instruments near a factory, and his activity as a painter-aquarellist.