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Pharmacy Museum

Name: Pharmacy Museum
Price range: $
Rating: 4.5

4.5 ·

Visit the Pharmacy Museum for a compact journey through the history of medicine in Lisbon. Follow the story from Ancient Egypt to vaccination and spot the portable pharmacy once carried aboard a space shuttle.

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Full description

The Pharmacy Museum presents the global development of medicine and pharmacy in chronological order, from Ancient Egypt through to vaccination, and even includes a space shuttle's portable pharmacy. Although small, it packs in a lot of displays, and reviewers praise how the timeline makes the progress of medicine easy to follow.

It looks at pharmacies across different eras and places, and visitors with an interest in science or chemistry find it especially rewarding. A visit takes around 45 minutes, and the gentle walking demands suit any pace.

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Address

R. Mal. Saldanha 1, 1249-069 Lisboa, Portugal · Lisboa

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

45 min

Best time

morning or afternoon

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Allow around 45 minutes
follow the displays in chronological order
open Monday to Saturday with a lunch break from 13:00 to 14:00.

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Reviews

The most underrated museum, if you are a pharmacy/chemistry nerd. The history of how far we have come in terms of offering medicine is incredible. They look at pharmacies throughout time and located all over the world. Definitely appreciated seeing the antique tools/instruments.

Jasmine Hall

2/5

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