When can the exhibition be visited?

The exhibition can be visited on October 11, 2026, during the regular opening hours of the Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum.

What is the entry fee?

According to available event information, the entry fee is €8.

Is there a guided tour of the exhibition?

A detailed guided tour is possible by telephone registration with the Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum.

Where is the exhibition taking place?

The exhibition takes place at the Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum, Altmarkt 24, 03046 Cottbus.

What topics does the exhibition cover?

It shows scientific and technical developments from three centuries, including beet sugar, soda water, morphine, early gas lighting, UHU glue, and Chlorodont toothpaste.

Is the exhibition suitable for families and educational visits?

The exhibition connects the history of science, everyday culture, and cultural education, making it suitable for interested individual visitors, families, and educational groups.

Discover Pharmacist Inventions: Science History in the Historical Museum Cottbus

Name: Special Exhibition "Who Invented It? Maybe a Pharmacist!"
Start: 2026-10-11
End: 2026-10-11T23:59:00+02:00
Location: Brandenburgisches Apothekenmuseum

When Pharmacies Become Workshops of Knowledge

The special exhibition Who Invented It? Maybe a Pharmacist! at the Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum Cottbus offers a surprising view of the history of scientific and technical innovations. The focus is on discoveries from three centuries that emerged from pharmaceutical research, careful observation, and experimental curiosity.

From Pharmacy Lab to Technical Advancement

The exhibition makes it visible that pharmacists were much more than manufacturers of medicines. Among other things, the production of beet sugar, the development of soda water, the isolation of morphine, early gas lighting systems, UHU glue, and Chlorodont toothpaste are presented. Thus, the exhibition connects the history of science, everyday culture, and cultural education into a vivid narrative about inventiveness.

Historical Spaces and Pharmaceutical Atmosphere

The Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum is located in the former Löwen Pharmacy at the Altmarkt. Historical dispensary, herb chamber, poison cabinet, and galenic laboratory shape the exhibition atmosphere. Wood, glass, ceramics, and pharmaceutical equipment create a dense spatial effect where contemplation of work and knowledge transfer intertwine directly.

An Artistic Experience of Science History

The exhibition does not follow any classical art direction, but develops its own aesthetic experience through its historical objects, materials, and spaces. Visitors encounter scientific developments as cultural traces of everyday life and discover how closely pharmacy, research, and technical innovation are interconnected.

Guided Tours and Cultural Education

A detailed guided tour of the special exhibition is possible by telephone registration with the Pharmacy Museum. The regular tour through the museum can be used to explore the exhibition in a shorter form. The presentation is suitable for anyone who wants to connect the history of science, medical history, and historical museum culture.

Conclusion: Discoveries that Reach into Everyday Life

The exhibition welcomes its guests with surprising invention stories, authentic museum spaces, and a vivid connection between pharmacy, technology, and society. Those who want to connect cultural education with sensory contemplation of work will experience a concentrated artistic experience beyond familiar exhibition categories. A visit to the Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum is particularly worthwhile live, as the spaces, objects, and atmosphere only fully unfold their effect on site.