Visit to the Pharmacy Museum
Exhibition
Monday 2 November
A journey through 5000 years of health history at the Pharmacy Museum, featuring reconstructions of old Portuguese apothecaries and an authentic traditional Chinese pharmacy from Macau.
Tickets. 🎫 Adult ticket (+18). 🎫 Senior ticket (+65). 🎫 Student ticket. 🎫 Family ticket (2 adults + 2 children). Free entry for children under 5. Highlights. 🥼 An engaging and unique journey through 5000 years of health history. 🔬 A vast collection of objects of rare artistic, anthropological, and scientific value. 💊 The evolution of the history and technology of Portuguese pharmacy, from the late 15th century to the present day. ⚖️ Reconstructions of authentic Portuguese pharmacies, from the old 18th-century apothecary to the early 20th-century Liberal Pharmacy. 🎎 Reconstruction of an authentic traditional Chinese pharmacy, originating from Macau in the late 19th century. General Info. 📅 Dates: Monday to Saturday. 🕒 Time: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. 👉 Last admission 30 minutes before closing. 📍 Location: Pharmacy Museum. 👤 Age requirement: suitable for all ages. Description. Inaugurated in June 1996, the Pharmacy Museum offers you an engaging and unique journey through 5000 years of health history. Secure your spot now and discover its vast collection, which includes objects of rare artistic, anthropological, and scientific value. The museum presents a narrative where each civilization is portrayed through its approach to combating disease and seeking cures and pain relief, from the earliest traces of life on Earth to the present day. Among the reconstructions and recreations, you will find an Egyptian sarcophagus, a Black Death medical suit, and many others, this is undoubtedly a Portuguese pharmacy!