🏛️ New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

United States · Americas · 29.96°N, 90.06°W

The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum is a museum located in the French Quarter of New Orleans that showcases the world of early pharmacies and medicine and describes development of the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare practices in the 19th century. It is the largest collection of pharmaceutical memorabilia in the United States. The building is the former residence and apothecary of America's first licensed pharmacist, Louis J. Dufilho, Jr. Dufilho was licensed in pharmacy in 1816. This was in the setting when public health was lacking in New Orleans. The building was designed by J. N. B DePouilly.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	29.96°N, 90.06°W · view on map

New Orleans Pharmacy Museum is located in United States, in Americas.

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