The Pharmacy Museum

Today we headed down to The Pharmacy Museum at 2 Pechatnykiv St. We'd walked past a couple of days before and it had an appealingly dark vibe about it even from the street. In a move that most novelists wouldn't even think about trying to get away with, there were three women stationed behind the counter of the pharmacy - a functioning apothecary since the 1700's.

Amy was purchasing our admission when we were told that there was a 3 hryvnia surcharge for taking photos. We were not deterred... along with the entry fee of 5 hryvnia for adults, the excursion cost a bit more than $1.50. If you go, be sure to follow the green arrows all the way out through the courtyard and into the cellar. Creepy.


In the courtyard breezeway were these paintings of the apothecary store front along with busts of famous medicinal folks, like Hippocratese.

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The museum did not disappoint on the cool containers front. There were specimens from all periods of Lviv history, even some from China.

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Might have been worth using a flash here. Blurred it up like an amateur despite two attempts.

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There were descriptive placards in multiple languages including English, fortunately for Axel none of them said "Don't Touch."

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Since perusing the ingredients of a Carter Beats the Devil on the drinks menu at Flora, I've had tinctures on the brain. A number of tinctures here.

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