Zavod za histologiju i embriologiju Medicinskog fakulteta u Zagrebu čuva brojne zbirke nastavnih pomagala. Dijelovi zbirki potječu još iz 1918.g., s tadašnjeg Morfološko-biološkog instituta, kada je Medicinski fakultet u Zagrebu započeo sa svojim radom. To su: Zbirka Zarnik, crteži histoloških preparata, Zbirka velikih zidnih slika u nastavi, Zbirka crteža ultrastrukture stanice, Zbirka opreme i nastavnih pomagala, Zbirka trodimenzionalnih modela zametaka i pojedinih organa, Zbirka mikroskopa, Zbirka arhivskih spisa, diploma, nastavnih i znanstvenih udžbenika, časopisa i knjiga, Zbirka ljudskih embrija i fetusa, makroskopska zbirka, Zbirka serijski izrezanih histoloških preparata ljudskih embrija i fetusa u celoidinskoj tehnici (Zbirka Duančić), Zbirka demonstracijskih histoloških preparata (tzv. Riznica), Zbirka dijapozitiva te Zbirka filmova. Inicijativom „Od Zbirke do Muzeja“ započet je kulturni, pravni i restauratorski proces prepoznavanja i konzerviranja zbirki Zavoda za histologiju i embriologiju te upoznavanje šire javnosti sa zbirkama, s konačnom idejom osnivanja Muzeja medicine. Gradski zavod za zaštitu spomenika kulture i prirode preventivno je zaštitio zbirke i upisao ih u Registar kulturnih dobara Republike Hrvatske. Hrvatski restauratorski zavod dao je procjenu i započeo restauraciju zbirki pod pokroviteljstvom Ministarstva kulture Republike Hrvatske. Ovaj rad pruža sustavan pregled zbirki Zavoda za histologiju i embriologiju, njihovu povijesnu pozadinu, provedene restauratorske zahvate te potrebnu fotodokumentaciju.

The Zagreb School of Medicine Department of histology and embryology holds numerous collections of teaching equipment. Parts of the collections originate from 1918, from the Morphological – biological institute, when the Zagreb School of Medicine first started with its work. Those are: The Zarnik collection, drawings of histological slides, Large teaching illustration collection, Drawing of cell ultrastructure collection, Teaching aid and equipment collection, Three-dimensional model of embryos and organs collection, Microscope collection, Archive record, diploma, textbook, journal and book collection, Macroscopic collection of human embryos and foetuses, Collection of serially sliced histological slides of human embryos and foetuses in celloidine technique (The Duančić collection), Collection of histological slides for demonstrating (a.k.a. the Treasury), Projector slide collection and Film collection. A cultural, juristic and restorational process started with the “From a Collection to a Museum” initiative through recognizing and preservation of the Department of histology and embryology collections and introducing them to the public with the final idea of founding a Museum of Medicine. The City Institute for the Conservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage has preventively protected the collections and registered them as Croatian national heritage. The Croatian Restoration Institute evaluated the collections and began the restoration process funded by the Croatian Ministry of Culture. This graduate thesis gives a systematic overview of the Department of histology and embryology collections, their historical background, completed restorations and required photo documentation.