Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel
History of Pharmacy
Permanent exhibition
Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel
05 July 2023 - 08 July 2023 | 12.00 PM - 3.00 PM
Historic bathing at lunch-time
The Museum of pharmacy transforms into a historic bathouse during the Badewoche.
wooden Tubs, cupping massages, Kneipp cures, live music, drinks and snacks
Reservation for bathing required (only by telephone: +41 61 207 48 10)
The bathhouse is open Wednesday to Saturday from 12.00-15.00
Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel
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Totengässlein 3, 4051 Basel
Opening Hours
09 May 2024: Closed
18 May 2024: 10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
19 May 2024: Closed
01 August 2024: Closed
24 December 2024: 10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
25 December 2024: Closed
26 December 2024: Closed
31 December 2024: 10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
01 January 2025: Closed
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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