[Planning of a museum of medical history--thoughts about why and how].

Plans are being made for a new, national museum of medical history. The need for a central institution to take care of the dimension of time in the development of medical and health science has become more and more obvious in recent years. A new museum should meet the visitors by means of modern exhibition and teaching techniques, but should also serve as a center of competence for historical research on health-related topics. The building of a new University Hospital in Oslo has opened up possibilities of converting one of the old buildings into a museum.