The Medicine-Historical Museum
The building of the medicine-historical museum was built in the XV century. Here functioned the first worldly pharmacy of the city. From 1752 on it was directed by Tóbiás Mauksch while in the 50’s of the XIX century it was owned by the Hintz family. The 8-9 generation of the Mauksch–Hintz dynasty gave more then 20 pharmacist to the society. The St. György pharmacy functioned in this building till 1949.
The organization of the museum’s functioning in four rooms and in the cellar is links up with Gyula Orient. It includes over 3000 exhibits. These are porcelain and glass vessels, presses, old balances, laboratory instruments, old pharmacy furniture, medicines, recipes, medieval officinal stamps. On the ceiling of the room that was kept as office there are XVIII century paintings. In the cellar there are several mortars from the XVI-XIX centuries.
Open hours:
10:00 - 16:00.
Contact
Tel : 0040-264-595-677
You can speak with us in: Romanian, English, French, Italian
Accommodation possibilities in this area:
Pension Déja Vu
Pension Casa Zânelor
