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Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel

History and tradition
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Basel
Switzerland
The Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel
The Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel
The Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel
In the centre of the old town of Basel you can find the house ‘Zum Sessel'. It is the former residence and workshop of the printer Johannes Froben, where his friends Paracelsus, Erasmus, Holbein and Dürer were regular guests. The museum showcases historical European and overseas pharmaceuticals, amulets, laboratory equipment, beautiful ceramics, instruments, house and travel first aid kits, books, art and handicrafts. In addition, several reconstructed pharmaceutical laboratories from the 16th, 18th and early 19th century can be visited. The Pharmacy Museum is part of theUniversity ofBasel and hosts one of the largest and most important collections in the history of pharmacy. The museum contains a scientific collection of the 1920s, which is well preserved and has been continuously extended. An antique-style pharmacy is home to the museum's shop and herbal shop.
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Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel

Totengässlein 3
4051
Basel
Switzerland
+41 61 207 48 11
Horaires d'ouverture
Open all year
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-17:00
 

47.558615, 7.586128

Zwei Keramikgefässe mit den Aufschriften "Opium" und "Cocaine"
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Public guided tour: Drugs as addictive substances

Using several examples in the exhibition, the tour deals with the history of addiction to substances that are also used as medicines. Guided tour from 14:00. Limited number of participants ...

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Einhorn-Eintrag im Kräuterbuch von Adam Lonitzer
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Public guided tour: Magical and fabulous animals in medicine

Do unicorns help when people are ill? What is the story behind the snake and the legendary physician Asclepius? Some legendary animals have long been the subject of wild speculation. For example, the ...

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Gemälde der Sandoz-Werke 1935, © Pharmaziemuseum Universität Basel
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Public guided tour: From silk ribbon to the pharmaceutical industry

The silk ribbon trade had been established in Basel since the 17th century and the production of silk ribbons became an economically important factor in the entire Upper Rhine region. As a result, the ...

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