Housed in the attic of St. Thomas Church, Britan's oldest surviving operating theater looks much as it might have in 1822. One surgeon who operated there described it thus: "the first two rows... »

Pharmacy Museums, Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 2 others

The pharmacy of today is sterile, modest and efficient. Each bright orange medicine bottle is the same, and patients make their way in and out without lingering. However, 500 years ago, the local... »

Museums and Collections, Pharmacy Museums, Unique Collections | Edited by atimian

The Coca leaf generally gets a bad rap. When coca comes up in conversation in the United States, it's usually in relation to its powdered derivative that lines the noses of businessman and... »

Museums and Collections, Pharmacy Museums | Edited by atimian

The Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy is probably the oldest still-operating pharmacy in the world, and certainly the oldest in Italy. It was established in 1221, when the Dominican monks from the... »

Pharmacy Museums | Edited by michelle, Josh and 4 others

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.... »

Pharmacy Museums, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by mrobscurity and Dylan

Born in Wisconsin in 1853 (five years after the state had been incorporated in the Union), Henry Wellcome studied medicine first hand at a young age, helping his uncle. At 17, he apprenticed... »

Museums and Collections, Wonder Cabinets, Strange Science, Pharmacy Museums, Medical Museums, Unique Collections | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Annetta and others

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

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