Pharmazie-Historisches Museum is situated in Basel in Switzerland. As the name suggests it is a pharmacy museum which is famous for its large collection of medical products. The museum boasts of accommodating a wide range of laboratory apparatus, books on medicine, ceramics and microscopes.
History of the Museum
Pharmazie-Historisches Museum owes its existence to a famous pharmacist known as Joseph Anton Hafliger. The pharmacist gifted his prized collection to the Basel University which marked the establishment of the museum in 1925. The museum is situated in a historical building known as Zum Vorderen Sassel, which dates back to the 13th century. There was also a printing press in the building which was run by Johann Froben and Johann Amerbach. Famous personalities like Erasmus and Paracelsus, who were alchemists, visited the press during the 16th century.
Exhibits Inside the Museum
Pharmazie-Historisches Museum houses the largest collection of exhibits which helps in tracing the history of pharmacy. Among the collections are books on medicine like Der Gart der Gesundhyet penned down by Johann de Cuba in 1488 and New Kreuterbuch by Lwonhart Fuchs in 1543. It displays fayence and pharma ceramics, Apothecaries and all the equipment related to drug manufacturing. The museum also houses the world's most exclusive collection of medical remedies which are obsolete now but were used during the 19th century. The exhibits of laboratory equipment are preserved inside glass cabinets which make them look more exotic.
Museum Timings
The museum remains open on all weekdays except for Monday. It also remains closed on Sundays. Visitors could walk into the museum at any time between 10 am and 6 pm from Tuesdays to Fridays and between 10 am and 5 pm on Saturday.
