A fascinating journey through 400 years of medical history in Bressanone
Image gallery: Bressanone Pharmacy Museum
Located on the upper floor of the historic Peer Town Pharmacy in the Via Ponte Aquila road, the Bressanone Pharmacy Museum Brixen (PharmazieMuseum Brixen - or PMB) opened its doors in 2002. Here, you'll gain fascinating insights into 400 years of medical history, herbalism, and some of the curious beliefs of bygone eras. Across 150 square metres of exhibition space, alongside remedies and vessels, suppository moulds and old packaging, curiosities such as an armadillo head, a moose claw, a piece of an Egyptian mummy, and even gold-plated pills are on display.
Did you know that sugared woodlice were once administered to treat fever? The exhibition spans the centuries, showcasing products right up to the present day. In the four renovated rooms, you can also admire a library with works spanning several centuries and, in a reconstructed pharmaceutical laboratory, discover the tools of the apothecary's trade.
Until the 19th century, apothecaries prepared almost all medicines themselves. The museum also hosts rotating special exhibitions, such as "Poisonous plants - beautiful, but dangerous!", "The Herbarium of 1653", and "Glass: Art and Pharmacy". The Bressanone Pharmacy Museum is run by the volunteer association "recipe!" and is open all year round.
How to get there: It is located in the centre of Bressanone, within the Peer Town Pharmacy. The Stufels Parking garage is about a five-minute walk away, and a bus stop can be reached via a short stroll to the Ponte Aquila bridge (literally: Eagle Bridge).
Contact info
- Via Ponte Aquila / Adlerbrückengase 4 - 39042 - Bressanone / Brixen
- +39 0472 209112
- mail@pharmaziemuseum.it
Opening times
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Admission
€ 5.00 adults
€ 4.00 children and young people (10-18 years)
€ 4.00 seniors 65+
€ 4.00 students (with card)
€ 4.00 groups (10 and more persons)
free for children under 10 years
free with the BressanoneCard
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family ticket:
€ 12.00 per family
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groups with guided tour:
€ 80.00 flat rate (groups up to 10 persons)
€ 8.00 per person (groups of 10 and more persons)
€ 5.00 per person (high school classes)
€ 4.00 per person (middle school classes)
More information
Guided tours and educational offers are offered on request also outside the opening hours: mail@pharmaziemuseum.it. The audio guide HEARONYMUS can be downloaded for free. At the International Museum Day on May 18, 2025, the museum stays open and is freely accessible.
Special exhibition "Phamacia Chartacea" by Elisabeth Oberrauch from June 12 to November 28, 2025, inauguration on June 12, 2025, at 6 pm. Furthermore performance "Homo fugit umbra" by Simone Oberrauch and Massimo Bertinelli on Friday, September 5, 2025, at 7 pm.
The museum stays open all year round - Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday rest days. Extended opening times apply in July and August, and during the Advent and Christmas period.
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