The Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences is an independent public museum with various galleries and sections. Established in 1996 by the Old Pathological Institute, the museum's mission is to provide a stimulating environment for public education in the field of health and medical sciences, past, present and future, for visitors, locals and foreigners to appreciate Aspects of Hong Kong's rich medical heritage, including traditional Chinese medicine and Western scientific medicine, to be a center for historical research, preservation and display of things related to the development of science in the city.