An exhibition of the Museum of Pharmacy in Poznań i

Museums

Museum of Pharmacy

The Museum of Pharmacy was founded in June 1989 on the initiative of the Section for the History of Pharmacy of the Polish Pharmaceutical Society. Since 1992 it has been looked after by the Greater Poland Regional Chamber of Pharmacists.

What to see

A pharmacy dispensary from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, moved from the pharmacy in Miłosław.

Apothecary vessels of wood, glass, stoneware and porcelain, cast-iron mortars and laboratory equipment.

A library of about 1,200 volumes, including several early printed books.

Good to know

The museum first operated in a townhouse on the Old Market Square. It was moved to its present seat in 1996 and officially opened in January 2000.

Before your visit it is worth phoning the museum's curator.

Sources (in Polish)

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