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Pharmacy Museum
Discover the history of Belgium’s oldest private pharmacy in the Pharmacy Museum, where six generations of pharmacists worked from 1704 to 1959. Step into a world of scents, secrets and stories! The Pharmacy Museum in Maaseik – where history and craftsmanship come to life
Right in the heart of Maaseik, behind one of the stately facades on the town square, lies a hidden treasure: the Pharmacy Museum, housed in the oldest private pharmacy in Belgium. For over 250 years, pharmacists here prepared their own medicines - with skill, care and a touch of herbal magic.
As soon as you enter, you’re immersed in a world of scents, colours and tales from the past. Antique counters, wooden drawers full of herbs, rare pharmacy jars, the mysterious poison cabinet, pill boards and mortars bring the old-time atmosphere vividly to life. You can almost see the apothecary at work, carefully mixing, weighing and grinding his remedies.
And you can join in too! At the replica apothecary cabinet, try your hand at weighing herbs, drawing botanical sketches, rolling pills and more - become an apothecary for a day.
End your visit in peace and greenery in the herb garden behind the pharmacy - a tranquil oasis where Maaseik's pharmacists once grew their medicinal plants.
Experience the Pharmacy Museum in Maaseik: surprising, educational - and fun for all ages!
Right in the heart of Maaseik, behind one of the stately facades on the town square, lies a hidden treasure: the Pharmacy Museum, housed in the oldest private pharmacy in Belgium. For over 250 years, pharmacists here prepared their own medicines - with skill, care and a touch of herbal magic.
As soon as you enter, you’re immersed in a world of scents, colours and tales from the past. Antique counters, wooden drawers full of herbs, rare pharmacy jars, the mysterious poison cabinet, pill boards and mortars bring the old-time atmosphere vividly to life. You can almost see the apothecary at work, carefully mixing, weighing and grinding his remedies.
And you can join in too! At the replica apothecary cabinet, try your hand at weighing herbs, drawing botanical sketches, rolling pills and more - become an apothecary for a day.
End your visit in peace and greenery in the herb garden behind the pharmacy - a tranquil oasis where Maaseik's pharmacists once grew their medicinal plants.
Experience the Pharmacy Museum in Maaseik: surprising, educational - and fun for all ages!
Facilities
Buggy friendly
Parking within a radius of 100 m?
Suitable for wheelchairs
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