Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel

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
History and tradition
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
Opening hours
Open all year from
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-17:00

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+41 61 207 48 11
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Grafik für das Museumsfest, mit den Aktivitäten die es an zwei Tagen gibt, dem genauen Datum und dem Jubiläumslogo "100 jahre Sammeln, Forschen Staunen" Weisse Schrift auf braun-goldigem Hintergrund
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Museum festival: Saturday

The Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel is 100 years old. To mark the occasion, a program will be held that will put the spotlight on both well-known and hidden aspects of the museum. On ...

Grafik für das Museumsfest, mit den Aktivitäten die es an zwei Tagen gibt, dem genauen Datum und dem Jubiläumslogo "100 jahre Sammeln, Forschen Staunen" Weisse Schrift auf braun-goldigem Hintergrund
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Museum festival: Sunday

The Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel is 100 years old. To mark the occasion, a program will be held that will put the spotlight on both well-known and hidden aspects of the museum. On Sunday ...

Fotografie der alten Ausstellung im Museum, schwarz/weiss, altes Apothekenmobiliar mit Gefässen und Werkzeugen
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Guided Tour: Celebrating 100 years of the University of Basel Pharmacy Museum

In the 19th century, industrialization and technical progress meant that medicines were increasingly produced in factories. As a result, pharmacy evolved from a craft to a science. Documenting this ...

Utensilien um ein eigenes Gel herzustellen, Petrischale, Metallgefäss, Glas mit Arnikaöl, dahinter eine aufgeschlagene Buchseite mit der Arnikablume
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Workshop: Making gels yourself

Cooling medicines were known very early on. Galen already knew a recipe for the preparation of an appropriate ointment. Today we find numerous cooling products on the market. These are often gels ...

Fotografie der alten Ausstellung im Museum, schwarz/weiss, altes Apothekenmobiliar mit Gefässen und Werkzeugen
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Public guided tour: 100 years of the Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel

Due to the consequences of industrialization, the production of medicines shifted more and more to the factory in the 19th century. Pharmacy had increasingly become a scientific discipline rather than ...