Heart Museum - Honours the world's first heart transplant

The Heart Museum, known as the Heart of Cape Town Museum, celebrates the drama of the world’s first heart transplant in 1967.

The operation was led by Professor Christiaan (Chris) Neethling Barnard in the Charles Saint Theatre at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town.
The patient was Louis Washkansky.

The transplant was a medical breakthrough and is widely recognised as one of the greatest moments in medical history.

All those who played a major role in this feat are honoured in the museum.

The theatres that were used for this operation have been kept to look as they did that day.
You can also learn more about the race to become the first surgeon to be able to do this.

Groote Schuur Hospital Photo by Mallix	Charles Saint Theatre Photo by Mallix

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