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Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Pharmahistorische Sammlung
Collection for the History of Pharmacie

Museum or Collection Type:
Science & Technology
Institutional Type:
Collection

Subject:
History of Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy, Pharmacy

Address:
Institut für Pharmakognosie Wien, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Wien

Opening Hours:
Visits by appointment only

Contact:
Ass.-Prof. Dr. Christa Kletter
christa.kletter@univie.ac.at
Phone: ++43-1-4277-55244
Fax: ++43-1-4277-9552

Additional information:
see also: http://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/sammlungen/pharmaziehistorische_sammlung.html

Links:
Pharmahistorische Sammlung
Universität Wien

Description:
The institute houses two large historic collections:

A drug collection comprising about 18000 samples of mainly plant origin and a collection of about 2000 pharmaceutical objects.

Since the institute's move into a new building in 1994, a large variety of objects are on display in an exhibition hall, thus enabling the public to view the most interesting pieces of both collections.

Source: Web site