The exposition of the Czech Pharmaceutical Museum called “The Magic of Apathy” presents the development of pharmacies from the Baroque to the 20th century and other areas of pharmacy such as research, education or military pharmacy.
The six rooms of the museum, administered by the Faculty of Pharmacy of Charles University, will guide you through the history of pharmacy, from the Baroque to the 20th century. The exhibition presents other fields of pharmacy, such as pharmaceutical research, laboratory production and manufacture, drug control, pharmaceutical wholesale trade, education, military pharmacy. A broad spectrum of pharmaceuticals and preparations is exhibited, not only plant, mineral and chemical medicines, but also animal ones such as cockroaches, centipedes or mummies. Mortars, reliefs, paintings and apothecary jars will enchant you by their aesthetic beauty. The visitor can experience the role of a pharmacist and try to produce a hand-made tablet.
Interaktivní expozice Historie lékáren
Interaktivní expozice Historie lékáren
You can take the tour as a continuation of the Hospital tour, or take the Czech Pharmaceutical Museum tour only. This tour is only guided. This tour is only guided. If you want english guide, reserve date and time on this e-mail falta.theodor@npu.cz. If you will come without reservation, you will be added to a Czech group and please ask Czech guide to lend you text in foreign language (English, German, Polish).
Tour is barrier-free.
| Period | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 9.-31. 10. | tue–sun | 9.00 – 17.00 |
| 1. 11. | fri | 9.00 – 16.00 |
| 2. 11.-24. 11. | sat–sun | 9.00 – 16.00 |
| 25. 11.-31. 12. | closed |
In the basic tour you will learn about the history and constructional development of the hospital, you will learn everything important about the personality of Count Franz Anton von Sporck and about the original purpose of the whole complex - the hospitable activity of the Merciful Brothers.
this tour is available today 9.00 – 17.00
200 CZK (full admission) Buy ticket
duration 60 minutes
max. 50 people
reservation needed for groups only Reserve
In the vaulted area of the crypt of the Church of the Holy Trinity, you will learn about the story of buried members of the Sporck family.
this tour is available today 9.00 – 17.00
80 CZK (full admission)
duration 15 minutes
max. 50 people
reservation needed for groups only Reserve
The only non-guided exhibiton of the Czech Pharmaceutical Museum called “From the apathy to the factory” on the ground floor of the hospital shows the production of medicinal products from the pharmacy to industrial production in factories.
this tour is available today 9.00 – 17.00
80 CZK, without guide (full admission)
duration 30 minutes
max. 35 people
reservation needed for groups only Reserve