Pharmaziemuseum Brixen
Pharmacy museum in Bressanone, open since 2002, with over four hundred years of pharmaceutical history, historic jars and a Wunderkammer.
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About the museum
The Pharmaziemuseum in Bressanone has been open to visitors since autumn 2002. The collection documents over four hundred years of pharmacy history and includes instruments for producing medicines, such as tablet presses, pill cutters and suppository moulds, as well as jars, medicines and packaging for everyday use.
Among the objects are containers in wood, glass, majolica and porcelain dating back to the seventeenth century, a seventeenth-century cabinet for storing vegetable drugs, and a display case with a glass grille for the most precious pieces. Some rooms are lined with wood in the style of old stube (traditional wood-panelled rooms).
The route is organised in thematic sections devoted, among other things, to materia medica, medicines, the laboratory, pharmacists, art and the library. The Wunderkammer collects rare objects that once decorated pharmacies, such as a crocodile, an armadillo's head and a fragment of Egyptian mummy.
Highlights
- Jars in wood, glass, majolica and porcelain from the seventeenth century
- Wunderkammer with a crocodile and a fragment of Egyptian mummy
- Seventeenth-century cabinet for vegetable drugs
- Instruments for producing medicines
- Free audio guide
Permanent exhibition
- Mostra permanente sulla storia della farmacia – Route through thematic sections with instruments, jars, medicines and rare objects such as the Wunderkammer.
- Founded
- 2002
- Visitors per year
- approx. 13,705
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €4young people up to age 18, students and people over 65 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 10 · Free admission up to age 10. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €4 per personPer person, for groups of at least 10 people. |
| Families | €12 |
| Adult group with guide (up to 10 people) | €80Total price. |
| Adult group with guide (more than 10 people) | €8Per person. |
| Middle and upper schools with guide | €5Per student, admission included. |
| Primary schools with guide | €4Per pupil, admission included. |
With the BrixenCard or the MyCard you get one admission to the museum, as well as unlimited use of public transport.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car
Paid parking
Stufels Parking multi-storey car park in Via Cesare Battisti, paid, about 5 minutes' walk from the centre.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Free audio guide; guided tours for groups on request; educational programmes for schools. |
