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Alexandre Yersin settled in Nha Trang in 1895, he chose fishing village - Con Village. He lived in a seaside blockhouse built by the French Governor. The ugly boxy blockhouse was renovated into charming two-story apartment. The diagram of his house was very simple; each floor has only one room, surrounded by corridors with many consecutive doorways. Later on the roof was domed so he put the telescope.
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In 1975, because of war, the Alexandre Yersin house was destroyed. But since 1958, home furnishings, personal items, scientific equipment and the archives have been collected and stored in hallways and rooms located around the Pasteur library, which was the first museum of Alexandre Yersin.
The new museum is located next to Nha Trang Pasteur Institute, built in 1997, with the intention to retain the spirit diagram of Alexandre Yersin apartment in the fishing village, consisting of a room in the middle, surrounded are the symbolic path for the corridors of old apartments previously. From the data and original instruments preserved, adding photographic reproductions, the museum collections and archives of the Pasteur Institute recalling images of Alexandre Yersin life before.
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Sightseeing walkway are attached the presentation: childhood, school time, expeditions, bubonic plague and the discovery of bacteria plague. The settlement in Nha Trang and the Pasteur Institute in Indo-China, the breeding and plantation establishment, scientific curiosity and the titles which he achieved.
Some tools guide to better understand the different aspects of his work. A trunk shows some luggage and things he used to exchange with the minorities in the expedition. The short film done the pictures he had taken and the journey diary to know better the life of his adventure. Besides primitive microscopes, four models illustrate the stages noted in the history of the bubonic plague: Alexandre Yersin isolated Plague bacteria; mouse disease transmission; P.L Simon discovered the role of disease agents of fleas and made up the serum protest the plague.
In measuring instruments and scientific machine, stereoscopic 3D glasses, signal antenna morse, telescopes, cameras are material evidence showing the passion of Alexandre Yersin Appetite as well as the his pleasure about test and understand the technique has been invented, and find practical applications.
The middle of the room, a place to keep all the furniture of the old house will reconstruct his private life. Bookshelf showed opened mind and tireless curiosity. Books including many topics as geography, history, aviation, astronomy, meteorology, electricity and gas, car, physical ... but also there is the novel "Masks" shows how he loved detective novel in his break.
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