Apothekenmuseum (Pharmacy Museum), Miltenberg
A visit to the Pharmacy Museum takes you into more than five hundred years of pharmaceutical tradition. It is located in the old town pharmacy Zum Einhorn - meaning 鈥淎t the Unicorn鈥� - which first opened in 1514 as Miltenberg鈥檚 official apothecary and ranks among the oldest in the area. After serving the community for centuries, the Old Town Pharmacy was carefully restored and converted into a private museum.
The museum鈥檚 displays live in the original rooms of the Pharmacy. You can see carefully preserved and restored instruments, containers, and documents that bring to life the story of pharmacy from the Middle Ages through to modern times. Among the highlights are historic glass and wooden receptacles from Renaissance-era Italy, France, and Spain, prescription books and wooden boxes for dried herbal medicines, as well as old laboratory tools and distillation apparatus.
Together with the objects, the museum also illustrates the broader evolution of health鈥恈are: how pharmacists sourced and prepared medicines, which plants were used in traditional remedies, the shift toward more formal pharmaceutical practice, and how regulation and materials changed over centuries. For example, the 鈥減hysic garden鈥� behind the building showcases medicinal herbs much as they would have been grown centuries ago.
The museum鈥檚 displays live in the original rooms of the Pharmacy. You can see carefully preserved and restored instruments, containers, and documents that bring to life the story of pharmacy from the Middle Ages through to modern times. Among the highlights are historic glass and wooden receptacles from Renaissance-era Italy, France, and Spain, prescription books and wooden boxes for dried herbal medicines, as well as old laboratory tools and distillation apparatus.
Together with the objects, the museum also illustrates the broader evolution of health鈥恈are: how pharmacists sourced and prepared medicines, which plants were used in traditional remedies, the shift toward more formal pharmaceutical practice, and how regulation and materials changed over centuries. For example, the 鈥減hysic garden鈥� behind the building showcases medicinal herbs much as they would have been grown centuries ago.
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Sight Name: Apothekenmuseum (Pharmacy Museum)
Sight Location: Miltenberg, Germany (See walking tours in Miltenberg)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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Sight Location: Miltenberg, Germany (See walking tours in Miltenberg)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.7 Km or 1.1 Miles
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.7 Km or 1.1 Miles