The Pharmazie-Historisches Museum, also known as the Pharmacy Museum, is a museum in Basel, Switzerland, devoted to the history of pharmacy and medicine. It is found at Totengässlein 3 in the city, so it can be reached on foot as part of a walk through Basel's old centre.
What you will see
The collection brings together historical pharmaceutical equipment, remedies and medicinal preparations. Visitors can trace how medicines were once made, stored and dispensed, and see the tools that pharmacists worked with over the centuries.
Who it suits
- Visitors interested in the history of medicine and healing
- Those curious about how everyday remedies were prepared in earlier times
- Travellers looking for a more specialised museum alongside Basel's wider cultural offer
Because the museum focuses on one subject, it makes a contained visit, well suited to an hour or so between other stops in the city. Basel itself offers a rich range of museums, squares and river views to combine with it.
To check details before you go, you can call the museum on +41 61 264 91 11.