The Deutsches Apotheken-Museum (German Pharmacy Museum) stands within the walls of the Heidelberg’s castle. It is divided in different sections. The first section shows how herbs were stored and medicines were developed in a laboratory. The second section illustrates the history of various medicines, from the Middle-Age up to the 19th century. Eventually, there is a Kinderapotheke (Pharmacy for children).
Heidelberg’s castle Sight as seen from the castle’s gardens.
The pharmacy is situated within the walls of the castle.
Storage of herbs and medicaments.
Reprint of the first edition of Valerius Cordus‘ Dispensatorium Pharmacopolarum.
Mortar and pestles.
Aspirins as they were at the beginning of the 20th century.
Medical weights.
Albarelli from Faenza (Italy) and Bayreuth (Germany).
The section dedicated to children, in which people can smell different kind of spices, used in the fabrication of drugs.
- Photos by Camillo Belkadi (2017)
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