In 1985 the same year that Jack Herer published "The Emperor Wears No Clothes," his famous book explaining the benefits of cannabis and hemp, the Hash, Marijuana and Hemp Museum opened its doors... »

Pharmacy Museums, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan and michelle

Located at the juncture of two important railway lines in the northwestern corner of Anhui province, the dusty and rusty city of Bozhou is the capital of the Chinese medicinal herb industry. The... »

Pharmacy Museums, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by mrobscurity

While the Chemical Heritage Foundation, may not immediately sound like a fascinating place to a non-chemist, within these library and museum walls lay some fascinating books, instruments and some... »

Museums and Collections, Strange Science, Pharmacy Museums, Medical Museums, Unique Collections, Instruments of Science, Electrical Oddities, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by chemheritage

In a two story historic building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, this pharmacy museum showcases its extensive collection and provides educational programs on the history of pharmacy and... »

Pharmacy Museums | Edited by Walter and Seth Teicher

The St. George's Leprosy Museum or "Lepramuseet" in Bergen, Norway is housed in an eighteenth century building, part of St. Georges hospital, once used to house lepers. It was also where Gerhard... »

Pharmacy Museums, Medical Museums | Edited by jiblite

The small seaside town of Whitby in North Yorkshire doesn't get much foot-traffic and is best known as the backdrop of Bram Stoker's Dracula. However, Whitby has a hidden gem: its Museum, Library... »

Wonder Cabinets, Pharmacy Museums, Natural History, Unique Collections | Edited by Duckhead and M Rebekah Otto

The Sibiu Pharmacy Museum is housed in a 1569 Gothic townhouse where the oldest pharmacy in Romania operated for over 150 years. The pharmacy was known as La Ursul Negru (The Black Bear), and... »

Pharmacy Museums, Instruments of Science | Edited by michelle

Billing itself as the only establishment in the world entirely devoted to parasites, this quirky little museum has become a popular offbeat attraction - and even date spot - in the relatively... »

Fascinating Fauna, Pharmacy Museums, Natural History, Medical Museums, Unique Collections | Edited by ilbonito and wythe

Baby arms in jars, skeleton dioramas, and displays of medical devices draw the morbidly fascinated to Museum Boerhaave in Leiden, Netherlands. Walking through the exhibits halls filled with... »

Wonder Cabinets, Strange Science, Pharmacy Museums, Medical Museums, Unique Collections, Instruments of Science | Edited by RottenHead, Tre and 2 others

What began as a private collection of pharmaceutical oddities in 1896 became a museum in 1948. Called a collection of “Chemist Historical Relics,” it is better described as an amazing Alchemy... »

Pharmacy Museums, Mummies | Edited by Dylan and Henry