
Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel
History of Pharmacy
Permanent exhibition
Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel
01 November 2020 | 2.00 PM - 3.00 PM
Es gab eine Zeit, da machte sich noch keiner wegen Zuckerkonsum Sorgen um die Gesundheit seiner Zähne. Da war Zucker ganz im Gegenteil ein kostbares Heilmittel. Märkte und Messen waren die Orte, wo man die von weit her kommende exotische Substanz kaufen konnte.
Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel
Closed
Totengässlein 3, 4051 Basel
Opening Hours
Re-Opening: We look forward to welcoming you back to from Tuesday, 12 May.
22 February 2021: Closed
23 February 2021: 10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
24 February 2021: Closed
02 April 2021: Closed
03 April 2021: 10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
04 April 2021: Closed
05 April 2021: Closed
01 May 2021: Closed
02 May 2021: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
12 May 2021: 10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
13 May 2021: Closed
22 May 2021: 10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
23 May 2021: Closed
24 May 2021: Closed
01 August 2021: Closed
24 December 2021: 10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
25 December 2021: Closed
26 December 2021: Closed
27 December 2021: Closed
28 December 2021: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
29 December 2021: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
30 December 2021: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
31 December 2021: 10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
01 January 2022: Closed
02 January 2022: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
Institution
The Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel currently contains one of the largest and most significant collections relating to the history of pharmacy. The museum holds a scientific collection from the 1920s, which has been conserved until today. Highlights include apothecaries’ shops, historic medicaments, laboratory equipment, a complete alchemist’s laboratory, microscopes and a famous collection of pharmacy ceramics (15th to 19th centuries). The house «Zum vorderen Sessel» is a historic location where famous men such as Erasmus of Rotterdam and Paracelsus were frequent visitors. Historic drugstore «Herbarium» in a Pharmacy of of the old city of Basel.
Admission
colourkey Free admission
Museums-PASS-Musées Free admission
Swiss Museum Pass Free admission
Access
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