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Pharmacy Museum Brixen

The Pharmacy Museum Brixen is a museum of the history of pharmacy, which is located in Adlerbrückengasse in Brixen . It has existed since 2002. The exhibition area is 150 m² and is divided into four rooms. The exhibits are from daily pharmacy operations and go back more than 400 years. This includes decorative hangers like the head of an armadillo or a piece of Egyptian mummy as well as gold-plated pills. Information is also provided about historical medicines, such as plasters coated with ox gall or sugared woodlice , but also about today’s products. The work in the pharmaceutical laboratory and the instruments of the pharmacist are also shown. It also gives an insight into the life of a family that has been a pharmacist for many generations. The museum also has a library of pharmaceutical works spanning several centuries. In addition to simply looking at the exhibits, the museum also focuses on interactivity. The museum is privately operated by the Recipe association.

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