Muzeum Farmacji Uniwersytetu Medycznego we Wrocławiu
Free admission museum in a medieval tenement house, with a historic pharmacy hall, an alchemist's workshop and exhibitions on natural and synthetic medicines.
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About the museum
The Muzeum Farmacji is a research and educational institution of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Medical University named after the Silesian Piasts (Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Śląskich) in Wrocław. It is housed in a tenement house at ul. Kurzy Targ 4, the only preserved building in Poland in the Renaissance-classicist style, in which a pharmacy operated without interruption from the second half of the 13th century to the early 1950s. The first mentions of it come from the town's tax books of 1286.
The idea of founding a museum appeared in the 1960s, and between 1982 and 1991 renovations of the tenement house were carried out with funds from the Ministry of Culture and Art. In 1991 the Academy of Medicine became the owner of the building. Thanks to EU co-financing from the Regional Operational Programme of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (the project “House of the Silesian Apothecary”, Dom Śląskiego Aptekarza), the revitalisation was completed and the exhibition rooms were prepared.
The exhibition leads from the alchemist's workshop in the cellar, through the interior of the Renaissance pharmacy on the ground floor and an exhibition on natural remedies and old tools for making medicines, to analytical apparatus and synthetic drugs on the second floor. On the third floor there is an Arabic room (sala arabska) devoted to Muslim and African cultures.
Highlights
- Historic dispensing hall of a pharmacy that operated for about 700 years
- Reconstruction of a medieval alchemist's workshop in the cellar
- Exhibition on natural remedies and the reconstruction of a pharmacist's cabinet
- Synthetic drugs, measuring apparatus and packaging from the Second Polish Republic
- Free admission
Permanent exhibitions
- Sala ekspedycyjna zabytkowej apteki – The ground floor preserves the interior of the former pharmacy, with historic furniture, tools for making medicines and containers for raw materials.
- Pracownia alchemika – In the cellar there is a reconstruction of a medieval alchemist's workshop, together with the apparatus used by the alchemists of the past.
- Lek naturalny i lek syntetyczny – Exhibitions on the first and second floors show medicinal raw materials, pharmacists' tools, synthetic drugs, analytical apparatus and packaging from the first half of the 20th century.
- Founded
- 2011
- Operated by
- Wydział Farmaceutyczny Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Piastów Śląskich we Wrocławiu
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Visiting the museum is free of charge.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Adults with children should keep them under constant supervision and inform them of the rules in force in the museum.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Coat check
Items (jackets, backpacks, suitcases) may be left, but the museum is not responsible for them.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The museum is visited independently, without booking; large groups (e.g. of 50 people) must be divided. Guided tours are provided only for organised non-commercial groups (schools, students, senior clubs and similar); they must be arranged by telephone at +48 71 784 04 40 at the latest a few days before the visit (e-mail registrations are not accepted). In July–September the museum does not offer guided tours, and there is no English-speaking guide. Touching the exhibits is prohibited. |
