Pharmaziemuseum Universität Basel
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Fragile Masterpieces
Thursday, 10:00
Fragile Masterpieces
Friday, 10:00
Fragile Masterpieces
Saturday, 10:00
Fragile Masterpieces
Sunday, 10:00
Fragile Masterpieces
Tuesday, 10:00
Fragile Masterpieces
Wednesday, 10:00
Fragile Masterpieces
Thursday, 10:00
Fragile Masterpieces
Friday, 10:00
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Why go
- The alchemist's laboratory, with original 16th and 17th century pieces from the search for the philosopher's stone
- A richly decorated court pharmacy from Innsbruck, dating from about 1755
- The museum shop, set in the fittings of a former Barfüsser pharmacy at the entrance
- Faience jars and pharmaceutical ceramics, used in pharmacies since the 15th century
Opening hours
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Know before you go
- Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00.
- The reference library lends no books. Its books are used on site, and its use is free.
What's inside
- Pharmaceutical laboratory for hand preparation of medicinal plants, from around 1800
- Complete pharmacy fittings, and whole historical laboratories and pharmacies on display
- Old medicines and drugs from around the world, used in earlier times
- Travel pharmacies, medicine chests and mortars
- Scales and weights
- Herbal books, part of the collection
- Art and applied arts, part of the collection
- Themes: pharmacy history, history of natural sciences and remedies
With kids
- The museum offers workshops and programmes for schools.
- Whole historical laboratories and pharmacies are on display, along with scales and weights.
Tips for your visit
- Library books cannot be lent out and must be used on site.
- The museum shop sells its own teas, herbs, sweets, soaps and museum publications.
- The museum is at Totengaesslein 3. Phone: +41 61 207 48 11.
- The official website is pharmaziemuseum.ch.
Tours and audio guides
- Public guided tour
- first Sunday of each month, 14:00
Interesting facts6
History
Illustrators such as Hans Holbein the Younger joined the printers in the house. The museum has been housed in this building since 1925.
- 1316The house is first mentioned as a public bathhouse
- 1480Printer Johannes Amerbach lives in the house
- 1507Printer Johannes Frobenius buys the house
- 1514–1516Erasmus of Rotterdam stays here as a guest of Froben
- 1526–1527Paracelsus works here as Froben's family doctor
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- 1924Josef Anton Häfliger gives his collection to the university
- 1925The museum opens in this house
Sources: Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel - Wi… · Basel - Wikivoyage (listing) · Home · Home · Home · Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel - Wikiped… · Musée de la pharmacie de Université de Bâle - W… · Museo di storia della farmacia - Wikipedia · checked 4 Nov 2026
- Website
- pharmaziemuseum.ch/
- Phone
- +41 61 207 48 11
Questions and answers
What are the opening hours of the Pharmaziemuseum Universität Basel?
The Pharmaziemuseum Universität Basel is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 17:00. It is at Totengaesslein 3 in Basel's old town.
Where is the Pharmaziemuseum Universität Basel?
The museum is at Totengaesslein 3 in Basel's old town. It stands halfway between the Marktplatz and St Peter's Church.
Is there a guided tour at the Pharmaziemuseum Universität Basel?
Yes. A public guided tour takes place on the first Sunday of every month, at 14:00.
Are children welcome at the Pharmaziemuseum Universität Basel?
The museum offers workshops and programmes for schools. Scales, weights and whole historical pharmacies are on display.
How do I contact the Pharmaziemuseum Universität Basel?
You can call the museum at +41 61 207 48 11. Its official website is pharmaziemuseum.ch.
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