Fekete Sas Patikamúzeum
A Baroque pharmacy more than two hundred years old, on Fő utca in Székesfehérvár, with its original furnishings and equipment.
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About the museum
The Fekete Sas Patika (Black Eagle Pharmacy) ceased to operate as a pharmacy in 1971. After the building and its furnishings had been professionally restored, it opened as a museum in 1975. The first pharmacist settled in Székesfehérvár in 1688, shortly after the Ottomans had been driven out. In 1745 the Jesuits bought the pharmacy, which after the dissolution of the order in 1774 came into the possession of Valter Ferenc from Pozsony.
Valter moved the pharmacy to Fő utca 5 and named it Fekete Sas, in German Apotheke zum Schwarzen Adler. Later the pharmacy was owned by Braun Ferenc and, from the early 20th century, by the Lukáts family, until nationalisation in the 1950s. The old equipment could no longer cope with the increased traffic, so the pharmacy closed in 1971.
The museum is on the ground floor of the two-storey, classicising Baroque residential house. In the officina (dispensary) are Jesuit-era painted and carved oak cabinets, wooden pots, the large tincture press, the copper mortar inscribed with the date 1752, and later vessels, glass jars and scales. The many original objects illustrate more than two hundred years of the pharmacy.
Highlights
- Painted and carved pharmacy furniture from the Jesuit era
- Copper mortar inscribed 1752 and large tincture press
- Ceramic vessels from Pápa with the black double-headed eagle
- Paint layers uncovered during restoration, on display
- Painted barrel-vaulted room of the classicising Baroque residential house
Permanent exhibition
- Fekete Sas Patikamúzeum – The original furniture, vessels and equipment of the 18th–20th century pharmacy, in the officina and the side rooms.
- Founded
- 1975
- Operated by
- Szent István Király Múzeum
Admission & discounts
| Adults | HUF 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | HUF 500Youth and reduced adult tickets |
| Children & teens | HUF 500free up to age 5 · Admission is free up to the age of six. |
| Seniors | HUF 500Visitors over 70 enter free of charge. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · People with disabilities and their companion (up to one person per entitled visitor) enter free of charge. |
| Students & apprentices | HUF 500 |
| Groups (11+ people) | HUF 750 per personAdult groups of ten or more, per person. Groups of students from Hungarian educational institutions pay HUF 250 per person. |
| Families | HUF 2,000Family ticket for up to five people, with at most two adults; each additional child HUF 500. |
| Guided tour in Hungarian for groups (up to 35 people) | HUF 6,000In addition to the admission ticket. |
Free admission: On national holidays (15 March, 20 August, 23 October) all visitors enter free. On the third Saturday of every month, visitors under 26 and up to two relatives accompanying a child under 18 also enter free.
Ages 6–26 and 62–70 receive a 50% discount. The individual discounts cannot be combined.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours by prior booking. Please notify your intention to attend seven working days in advance by calling +36 70 664 6164 (Monday to Thursday, 9:00–15:00) or by writing to bejelentkezes@szikm.hu. |
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