It holds 4.2 on Google from 175 reviews and occupies the building of the country's first mining pharmacy, a listed monument.
About the place
The Black Eagle pharmacy (La Vulturul Negru) operated from 1796 in the house at 17, 1 Decembrie 1918 Street, run by the Knoblauch family. It was the country's first mining pharmacy, serving the Banat mining district. The building is a listed monument and the museum has been open since 1993.
Three rooms hold pharmacy furniture, jars, instruments and equipment for making medicines, from 1682 to the 1950s, plus a library of old pharmacy books. A plaque on the façade recalls the old pharmacy.
Good to know
- Combine it with the Imperial Mint Museum on the same street.
- Phone ahead outside the summer season.
- Take your time in the room of old books.
Opening hours
Opening hours are not confirmed. Check the venue's website before you go.