The Malaria Museum has been setup to document the struggle against malaria.
This website whose purpose is to
- engage with and build our audience
- document the items in our collection
- document items from other collections and exhibitions related to Malaria
- gather stories and curate conversations related to Malaria
- invite and encourage feedback and contributions to the museum
A permanent collection is housed privately in Berlin and is available to the public by appointment.
Custom and special exhibitions can be created to suit your requirements.
The museum is privately financed and donations are welcome.
People of the Museum
Marco Herbst
Marco Herbst
Marco is an entrepreneur born in Ireland, currently living in Berlin. As founder and director of the Malaria Museum, he has been collecting items and interviewing experts in the field of Malaria since 2008.
It is his intention to bring together adequate talent, finance and enthusiasm to establish a museum that will live up to and surpass the aims of the mission statement.
Dr. Sam McManus
Dr. Sam McManus
Dr. Sam McManus is a writer and practicioner of general medicine. He has a particular interest in malaria and tropical disease having completed the Royal College of Surgeons postgraduate in tropical medicine.
Sam is currently researching a book on the history of disease while contributing articles to publications on the topic.
Advisory Board
We are very grateful to the members of our Advisory Board who have offered us their support and goodwill in this venture.
| Name | Position |
| Dr. Richard Culleton | Asst. Professor, Inst. of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Prof. Samuel McConkey | Head of Dept. of Int'l Health and Tropical Medicine at the RCSI |
| Trevor White | Director, Little Museum of Dublin, Ireland |
| Prof. Dr. Richard Carter | Dept. of Biology, Edinburgh University. |
| Prof. Dr. Richard Lucius | Dept. of Molecular Parasitology, HU University, Berlin |
| Prof. Herbert Gilles | Dept of Tropical Medicine, RCSI. Author of "Essential Malariology" |
| Prof Bart GJ Knols | Chairman of Advisory Board at Dutch Malaria Foundation, Founder MalariaWorld |
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