Muzeum Farmacji im. prof. Jana Muszyńskiego w Łodzi
Museum in a tenement house with the oldest pharmacy in Łódź, featuring a reconstruction of a 19th-century dispensing room and herb room, and workshops.
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About the museum
The Muzeum Farmacji im. prof. Jana Muszyńskiego is housed in a tenement house at plac Wolności 2, where a pharmacy has operated without interruption since 1840, the first pharmacy in Łódź. The first Łódź pharmacy was set up in 1830 near the former Market Square of the New Town (Rynek Nowego Miasta); its owner was Karol Ketschen. Ten years later Bogumił Zimmermann bought the pharmacy and built a new tenement house for it, with a pharmacy hall on the ground floor and the pharmacist's flat on the upper floor. In 1893 the owner Kazimierz Leinweber added a second floor, an attic and side wings, giving the building its present shape.
The museum opened in 2008 in this historic place. On the ground floor a 19th-century dispensing room has been reconstructed, furnished with original period pharmacy furniture. On the upper floor there is a reconstruction of a former herb room, handwritten pharmacy manuals from the turn of the century, old containers for raw medicinal materials, scales, microscopes and other tools of pharmacists, as well as the first mass-produced medicines in their original packaging.
The museum is the first institution in Poland to be included in the European Cultural Route of Historic Pharmacies and Medicinal Plant Gardens (Europejski Szlak Kulturowy Historycznych Aptek i Ogrodów Roślin Leczniczych). It runs workshops, an outdoor game and classes for children, and its library gathers literature on old medicines and ways of treating illness.
Highlights
- Reconstruction of a 19th-century dispensing room with original furniture
- Reconstruction of a former herb room
- Handwritten pharmacy manuals and old containers for raw materials
- Scales, microscopes and the first factory-made medicines in original packaging
- The oldest pharmacy in Łódź, still operating in the same tenement house
Permanent exhibitions
- Izba ekspedycyjna z XIX wieku – Reconstruction of a former pharmacy on the ground floor, furnished with original period pharmacy furniture.
- Zielarnia i wystawy o historii farmacji – Upstairs: a reconstruction of a herb room, pharmacy manuals, old containers, scales, microscopes and the first factory-made medicines.
- Founded
- 2008
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 10 zł |
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| Reduced | 5 złChildren and young people, students, senior citizens and pensioners, and holders of the Large Family Card (Karta Dużej Rodziny). |
| Children & teens | 5 złfree up to age 2 · Children under 3 enter free of charge. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · People with disabilities enter free of charge together with a carer. |
| Groups | 40 zł per personGroup ticket: PLN 40 for the whole group. |
A guided tour with a museum guide is included in the price of the ticket.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 2 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
For children the museum has prepared the workshop “Mały Aptekarz” (The Little Pharmacist), and visitors can also prepare a “remedy” themselves from the ingredients provided.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours are included in the ticket price. The museum runs the classes “Mały Aptekarz” (The Little Pharmacist; from age 6, up to 24 people, 1 hour), the perfumery workshop “Podróż w świat aromatów” (Journey into the World of Aromas; from age 18, 6–20 people, 2 hours) and the outdoor game “Poszukiwacze zapomnianej farmacji” (Seekers of Forgotten Pharmacy; for pupils in grades VII–VIII and secondary schools, up to 40 people, 1 hour). Visits and classes are booked online. |
