Permanent exhibit

Hortus sanitatis
(Garden of Health)

Hortus sanitatis (Garden of Health) in the outside area of the museum with evergreen medicinal and other herbs.

Glass timeline

A fascinating 20-metre-long glass timeline showing 18 important events from the national and global history of pharmacy

Pharmacy laboratory

Before industrial production started, medications were produced exclusively in pharmacy laboratories. A pharmacy laboratory is divided into a galenic and analytical part. A pharmacy laboratory is divided into a galenic and analytical part.

Manual tablet-making machine

Manual tablet-making machine from the mid-20th century

Prominent figures from
the history of Croatian pharmacy and chemistry

An overview of the most prominent figures from the history of Croatian pharmacy and chemistry, including two Nobel prize winners!

Pharmacy office with
a collection of pharmacopoeias

A pharmacy office with original items belonging to the pharmacist Eneo Forempoher from the first half of the 20th century, and a collection of pharmacopoeias from around the world

Croatian-Slavonian Pharmacopoeia

Croatian-Slavonian Pharmacopoeia – the first originally Croatian pharmacopoeia from 1901, by authors Prof. Julije Domac and Prof. Gustav Janeček. After it was released, the professional community declared this pharmacopoeia the best in Europe.

The history of pharmacy in Rijeka

An exhibit about the history of pharmacy in Rijeka, with a special focus on pharmaceutical companies “Alga” and “Ljekarna Jadran”

Alga Sušak

The pharmaceutical and cosmetic laboratory “Ljekarničko kozmetički laboratorij ALGA Sušak” was known in the interwar period for its promotional materials.

Front-end space of a historic pharmacy

Front-end space of a historic pharmacy from the first half of the 20th century as the central exhibit, with a fascinating collection of bottles, busts, a cash register…

Cash register

A beautiful cash register manufactured in 1909 and still functional to this day. It was ordered by the pharmacy “Zum heiligen Antonius” in Lovran. In the post-war period it was used in “Ljekarna Jadran” pharmacies

JGL – a story of success

An exhibit telling the story of the success of Jadran-Galenski laboratorij from its founding in 1991 until today.

Omega rotary tablet machine

A machine for the production of tablets up to 15 mm in diameter. Used in the manufacturing process of Jadran-Galenski laboratorij from 1992 to 2000

From nature to medicine

Zona ljekovitog bilja s prikazom puta biljke od prirode do lijeka i suvremenom verzijom herbarija

Iris Illyrica

Did you know that Iris Illyrica (the Illyrian iris) has been the Croatian national flower since 2000? You can see this flower, which has been used since Roman times to treat headaches, insomnia and various infections, preserved in formalin as part of the exhibition unit dedicated to medicinal herbs.

Multimedia

hrough the augmented reality application on a tablet (which also serves as an audio guide), visitors will be able to listen to the words of a 3D animated snake, our virtual pharmacist Pablo, and six characters from the history of pharmacy. VR glasses are a special attraction, demonstrating to users how antibiotics are used to treat inflammation of the bladder.

Hortus Sanitatis

Hortus sanitatis (Garden of Health) in the outside area of the museum with evergreen medicinal and other herbs.

Glass timeline

A fascinating 20-metre-long glass timeline showing 18 important events from the national and global history of pharmacy

Pharmacy laboratory

Before industrial production started, medications were produced exclusively in pharmacy laboratories. A pharmacy laboratory is divided into a galenic and analytical part. A pharmacy laboratory is divided into a galenic and analytical part.

Prominent figures from the history of Croatian pharmacy and chemistry

An overview of the most prominent figures from the history of Croatian pharmacy and chemistry, including two Nobel prize winners!

Pharmacy office sa zbirkom farmakopeja

A pharmacy office with original items belonging to the pharmacist Eneo Forempoher from the first half of the 20th century, and a collection of pharmacopoeias from around the world

The history of pharmacy in Rijeka

An exhibit about the history of pharmacy in Rijeka, with a special focus on pharmaceutical companies “Alga” and “Ljekarna Jadran”

Front-end space of a historic pharmacy

Hortus sanitatis (Garden of Health) in the outside area of the museum with evergreen medicinal and other herbs.

JGL – a story of success

An exhibit telling the story of the success of Jadran-Galenski laboratorij from its founding in 1991 until today.

From nature to medicine

Zona ljekovitog bilja s prikazom puta biljke od prirode do lijeka i suvremenom verzijom herbarija

Multimedia

hrough the augmented reality application on a tablet (which also serves as an audio guide), visitors will be able to listen to the words of a 3D animated snake, our virtual pharmacist Pablo, and six characters from the history of pharmacy. VR glasses are a special attraction, demonstrating to users how antibiotics are used to treat inflammation of the bladder.

The most prominent exhibits:

Croatian-Slavonian Pharmacopoeia

Manual tablet-making machine

Alga Sušak

Cash register

Omega rotary tablet machine

Iris Illyrica

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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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