Grace was our guided tour guide and she did an amazing job at giving us the history of medicine. The overall experience was great and It was interesting being able to see the development of the tools used.
March 2024
Had a great time at the Pharmacy Museum! Grace was super knowledgeable and witty!! Really enjoyed my time here!!
March 2024
A really cool place to go see first hand and learn about old fashion poisons and medicines.
Little-known fact: New Orleans was the first place in North America to license pharmacists (starting in 1769, when the city was still under Spanish rule). After Louisiana became a territory, the U.S. governor extended the requirement, also decreeing that pharmacists take a three-hour licensing exam in order to practice. And no wonder illness got such attention-the city was arguably the least healthy place to live on the continent; it was riddled with yellow fever, malaria, and dysentery. This dark but fascinating history is explored in this atmospheric 1822 town house, which was once the home and shop of Louis J. Dufilho, the first licensed pharmacist in the city-and hence in the country. Exhibits include apothecary jars, tools of the trade, and leeches. (Yes. Leeches.)
