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Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
1 Lambeth High Street
London
SE1 7JN
England
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Items from the collection at the Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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Collection details
Archives, Coins and Medals, Decorative and Applied Art, Design, Fine Art, Industry, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Photography, Science and Technology, Social History, Trade and Commerce
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Contact details
General information (Tel)
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020 7572 2210
General information (Fax)
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020 7572 2499
E-mail
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museum@rpsgb.org
Website
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www.rpsgb.org/museum
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Open
Mon-Fri 09.00-17.00
Tours (pre-booking required) : Tues 14.00, 16.00
Researchers can visit by appointment on any weekday.
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Closed
Sat Sun
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Admission charges
Admission free.
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Description
The Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society was founded in 1842, as a scientific collection of materia medica for use by pharmacy students in the Society's school of pharmacy. It only began to collect historical material in the 1930s. The Museum moved to its current location with the rest of the Pharmaceutical Society in 1976.
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Collections description
The 45,000 objects in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's collections cover all aspects of British pharmacy history, from traditional dispensing equipment to "Lambeth delftware" drug storage jars, and from proprietary (brandname) medicines to medical caricatures.
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Key artists and exhibits
traditional dispensing equipment
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drug storage containers
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fine "Lambeth delftware" dating from the 1600s and 1700s
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proprietary (brandname) medicines dating from the 1700s to the present day
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bronze mortars
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medical caricatures
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photo archive
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Trails
From Apothecaries To Florence Nightingale - A Medical Museums Trail
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Guided tours
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Collections
Specialist publications on collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
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Disability Access
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to all public areas
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General Education
Academic publications and resources available
Loan service
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Facilities
Library with public access
Mail order service available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Research facilities for academics
Study facilities
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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