pharmacy museum

Intresting Place to visit ıf you visit lviv and you have some free time you should see this interestin museum.

Do not be put off by the soviet style ladies..once you get past them you enter a really special place which takes a good whole to get round..well worth it!

This small museum behind a working pharmacy, is worth a short visit. I found the most interesting aspect to be the tour into the basement and interior of the old building. The admission fee is so small, even a fifteen minute visit is worth it.

lots of different bottles and herbs. Probably was not informative for me. worth to have a look, it will take you 15-20 min. I liked secret pharmacy more than this one.

There's enough old pharmacy bottles and equipment and facilities to occupy an hour or so of your time at this museum. And while you can go to many many churches throughout Lviv (and the rest of Europe) when was the last time you've seen a pharmacy museum?The exhibits in the basement with the mannequins look a bit tired and threadbare, but you needn't spend all your time there. And it costs practically nothing.

There were several rooms full of old medicines and pharmaceutical equipment. Somebody knowledgeable in the are for sure would be satisfied. The problem was that there was no story behind it so you could just walk around watching all the stuff (there were almost no descriptions and almost nothing in English) and didn't really understand it.

The museum is hidden behind an actual pharmacy. You go in and purchase your tickets from the same person that fill prescriptions. Tickets cost 10 UAH per person, plus an additional 5 UAH if you want to take pictures. (Not 5 UAH per person). The museum is quite unusual, most of which is in Ukrainian, (very little translated to English), and the medicine bottles are in Latin. Quite a history in here. Very interesting to see how medicine was made, from the grinding of herbs, to how pills were originally made. Lots of stairs (it takes you underground), and some low ceilings you need to duck under if you're tall (over 6 feet).

I recently had the chance to visit the "pharmacy museum" its quite a neat place! very unusual! loved to see the old bottles with different medecine! quite cool to see some of the old names on the jars still being very present in modern day medecine. And its still a working pharamcy, meaning that even though its a museum, if you do need to buy medecine or pills or cough sirup they have it all!

An unusually interesting museum hidden in a completely nondescript place (which is so typical of Lviv - you have to spend some time in a round-the-downtown quest for every next place of interest, which is never anything flamboyant or specifically eye-catching from the outside but more often than not truly unforgettable when you get into it). The pharmacy-museum is not actually a one-of-a-kind place, but it's definitely a much more exciting destination than its sibling-museums throughout Eastern and Central Europe. As a matter of fact, it's not just a museum, but a real maze with a whole bunch of interesting things at every turn. To make a long story short, I totally recommend this place for a visit, especially if you've never been to the museums of the kind.

To get into the museum you have to walk through the pharmacy which adds an air of authenticity. We waited in line for someone to buy their medicines before we could get tickets. The attendants were not very helpful on that particular day, but this might have been because we were the last group of the day. It was amazing to see how far science has progressed in such a short amount of time (when considering how long we have lived on this planet). The museum takes you through all of the steps, from herbs and how they were prepared and kept (in underground caves and tunnels) to the early and mid-twentith century. It was really amazing to see. I was really grateful for the huge red arrows pointing you in different directions to keep you on track. Since I visited in the winter, all the doors leading from room to room were closed and we almost didn't realize that there were loads more sections that take you outside onto a balcony and then a courtyard. Really detailed in their description of the symbols and famous people from L'viv and Ukraine who have contributed to pharmacy. You might consider having a guide who speaks your language if you cannot read in Ukrainian or Russian. There are some interesting points that you might miss! That being said, by the time you read this there may be even more detailed information in English.

A very extensive museum - larger and far more impressive than it's counterpart in Kyiv. Extremely informative and popular with both locals and tourists.This museum is easy to find in an obvious area just off the main square, close to the other main museums of L'viv.Very helpful attendants who are friendly too.Needs a toilet area though, and the signage is inadequate/faded.

Fun to see those old medicines and how they were made. It seems in those days it was a bit of a scary business, at least it looked like that. Many jars with all kinds of medicines and poisons.It's located in a beautiful old building and it houses also a working pharmacy.

Opened in 1966 at the corner of Rynok Square on Drukarska street, this is cleary one of the most fascinating places to visit in the city. The museum itself consists of sixteen rooms exhibiting various pharmaceutical appliances, prescriptions, medicines and even a library of books on Pharmacy. Ticket prices vary between UAH 5.00 and UAH 20.00. It is part of a series of museums in the city that has a distinct theme and if you do feel a little queasy, there is even a pharmacy inside the museum!

It is not only interesting small museum with collection of pharmaceutical devices. The ceiling and wall paintings are interesting example of medieval art, inspired by alchemistry. Professional guide (find him/her in advance!) will explain you all symbols of elements, hermeneutical items etc.

Lots to look at. We found this very interesting. The various tools and ingredients used throughout the ages were well displayed.