Exhibition on Korzo!

Today, in the center of Rijeka, on the Korzo, the exhibition of the JGL Pharmacy museum “Rijeka and Sušak Pharmacies from the early 20th century” was opened. The motive for setting up the exhibition is the celebration of 750 years of pharmacy in Croatia, and 30 years of operation of the Jadran-Galenic laboratory. On 20 […]

JGL Pharmacy museum exhibition on Korzo

Organized by the JGL Pharmacy museum, an exhibition dealing with the historical pharmacies of Rijeka and Sušak from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century will be set up on the pedestals on Korzo from 20 to 27 July. Pharmacy has made an undeniable contribution to civilization, and pharmacies and […]

Virtual exhibit “Earth As a Living Organism”

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The offer of the JGL Museum of Pharmacy has recently been expanded with a new attraction, a virtual exhibition „Earth As a Living Organism“ which shows the connection between humans and the planet through photographs taken all around the world by travel writer Oleg Maštruko. Being committed to corporate social responsibility, JGL supports every effort […]

Academic community visiting the museum!

academic community visiting the museum

After visiting the premises of the Jadran-Galenic Laboratory in Svilno, distinguished guests from the academic community of Rijeka and Zagreb came to visit the JGL Pharmacy museum, accompanied by the President and members of the Board of Directors of JGL. We were visited by the Rector of the University of Rijeka Snježana Prijić Samaržija, Dean […]

Organized visits to the JGL Museum of Pharmacy

Organized visits to the JGL Museum of Pharmacy continued this week as well. As part of a visit to Rijeka organized by the Serbian Orthodox Church, the museum was first visited by students from Petrinja, Gomirje, Vrginmost… After them, as part of the course Compulsory Professional Practice, organized by Ms. Danijela Štanfel from JGL who […]

School children form Rijeka visiting our museum

Nice weather, easing of measures, the end of the school year, an attractive and modern permanent exhibition of the JGL Museum of Pharmacy… All this influenced the increased visits of school groups to our museum. Thus, in the last few days, the JGL Museum of Pharmacy was visited by students from the elementary schools Kantrida […]

Beautiful cash register from 1913

One of the many interesting items from our exhibition is this beautiful cash register from 1913 . It travelled all over the world to get to the pharmacy in Lovran! Its parts were made in America and Germany, and in the post-war period it was used by employees of pharmacies “Ljekarna Jadran”. Believe it or […]

Awakened Garden of Health in the JGL Pharmacy Museum

Spring has finally arrived in our Garden of Health! Enjoy the intoxicating scents of medicinal and other herbs, but don’t forget to study the interesting graphics about their properties. We called this exhibition unit Hortus sanitatis or the Garden of Health, another synonym for medicinal herbs. (H)ortus sanitatis incunable (woodblock print) is one of the […]

Bottles from Rijeka’s pharmacies from the end of the 19th century

Cod liver oil is a valuable source of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins A and D, and numerous studies have been written about its beneficial effects on health. Well aware of this fact, Rijeka’s pharmacists Giovanni Prodam and Ernesto Benco offered it to their customers at the end of the 19th century! You can see […]

Professional literature by Prof. Grdinić at the JGL Pharmacy Museum

Our souvenir shop is a real treasure trove of interesting literature from the field of pharmacy and the history of pharmacy! In addition to other interesting souvenirs, in the souvenir shop you can buy or order the following essential works by Prof. Vladimir Grdinić: Pharmaceutical ethics, dentology and praxisShort stories from history of pharmaceutical botanicsPharmaceutical […]

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We invite you to contribute to enriching the holdings of the JGL Pharmacy Museum!

If you believe that you own valuable objects (recipes, documents, books, photographs, postcards, bottles, etc.) from the history of pharmacy in Rijeka and Croatia,contact us!

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