Who Invented It? Pharmacy History as a Fascinating Art Experience in Cottbus
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Who Invented It? A Fascinating Journey into the Pharmacy Lab
The special exhibition "Who Invented It? Maybe a Pharmacist!" at the Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum Cottbus offers a surprising glimpse into the history of scientific and technological innovations. The focus is on discoveries from three centuries that originated in pharmacies and the laboratories operated there.
Pharmacies as Workshops of Knowledge
The exhibition shows that pharmacists, for a long time, did much more than produce medications. Curiosity, observation, and experimental practice made pharmacies important places of research. 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.
History of Science to View and Understand
The curation connects the history of pharmacy, chemistry, the history of technology, and everyday culture. Historical objects and vivid narratives make visible how innovations arose from laboratory work that still shape our daily lives today. The work view conveys expertise while simultaneously providing an aesthetic experience in handling historical materials, devices, and pharmacy tools.
Historical Spaces with a Unique Exhibition Atmosphere
The Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum is located in the former Löwen Pharmacy at Cottbus' Altmarkt and showcases historical working spaces of a pharmacy around 1850. Timber framing, the dispensary, functional areas, and the dense material presence of pharmacy create an immediate spatial effect. Thus, the museum visit becomes a sensory art experience where the history of science becomes tangible on site.
Guided Tours and Cultural Education
The museum is accessible solely through guided tours. A detailed tour of the special exhibition must be registered by phone. Regular tours take place Tuesday to Friday at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM, as well as on weekends and holidays at 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM. Thematic educational offerings deepen engagement with pharmacy, medicinal plants, and historical pharmacy work.
Conclusion: Discoveries that Illuminate Everyday Life
The exhibition invites visitors with an educational, atmospherically dense, and surprisingly poetic journey through the spirit of research from past centuries. Those interested in pharmacy, inventions, the history of science, and historical spaces experience cultural education in close proximity to the object here. A visit to the Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum is particularly worthwhile live, as the spaces, materials, and stories only unfold their full effect on site.
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