Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel

The Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel shows in its permanent collection the history of medicinal remedies and their preparation. Designed as a collection of specimens for study purposes, the museum was founded in 1924 by Josef Anton Häfliger and has been preserved to this day in its original form as a 'scientific cabinet'.

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Opening hours:
Tuesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
public holidays: closed
Email: info@pharmaziemuseum.ch
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Switzerland
Also known as: “Museo de historia de la farmacia”, “Pharmazie-Historisches Museum”, and “Pharmaziemuseum Universität Basel”
Address: Totengässlein 3, Basel, 4051

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stadthaus (ehemalige Post) and Monkey Fountain.

Stadthaus (ehemalige Post)

Public building

Photo: Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de.

Stadthaus (ehemalige Post) is a public building.

Monkey Fountain

Historic site

Photo: Julia Hottingen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monkey Fountain is a historic site.

Andreasplatz

Photo: Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosental and Basel-Gundeldingen.

Rosental

Suburb

Photo: Harvey Kneeslapper, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rosental is a suburb.

Basel-Gundeldingen

Suburb

Photo: Laloom, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Basel-Gundeldingen is a suburb.

Binningen

Town

Photo: Daendy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Binningen is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland. It is nestled in a valley, on a plateau, and on two hills overlooking the city of Basel. Binningen is situated 2½ km southwest of Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel.

Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel

Categories: science museum, memory institution, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.55855° or 47° 33′ 31″ north

Longitude

7.58634° or 7° 35′ 11″ east

Wheelchair access

Open location code

8FV9HH5P+CG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 475849890

OpenStreetMap feature

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Wikidata ID

Q672128

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swiss German—“Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel”
Dutch: “Pharmaziemuseum”
French: “musée de la pharmacie de Université de Bâle”
French: “Musée de la pharmacie de Université de Bâle”
German: “Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel”
German: “Pharmaziemuseum Universität Basel”
Italian: “Museo di storia della farmacia”
Japanese: “バーゼル薬学歴史博物館”
Spanish: “Museo de Historia de la Farmacia de la Universidad de Basilea”
Swiss German: “Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel”
Swiss German: “S Farmaziimuseum vo dr Uniwersidäät Baasel”

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Highlights include Wohn- und Wehrturm Schneidergasse and Andreaskapelle.

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