Niagara Apothecary Museum
Niagara Apothecary Museum
4.5
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
Closed
Saturday
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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FLNomad
Florida294 contributions
Aug 2019
Great, if not small museum. It's set up much as if time had stood still from the turn of the century. DO talk with the staff members, as they're very knowledgable of the displays and methods used back in the day. Even if you don't have any specific questions, they're more than happy to go into detail and explain what you're looking at and what things were like back in the day.
Written January 23, 2020
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Steph
Toronto, Canada234 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
Humble little museum that's free to enter. One room and has a nice variety of displays, along with some items for sale and a guest book to sign. Worth a visit for like 10 mins.
Written August 16, 2024
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Sandy
36 contributions
Jul 2024 • Solo
Don’t miss this if you’re in Niagara on the Lake. It’s like something from The Waltons with an interesting history and full of authentic pieces from a forerunner of modern day pharmacies. Like being on a movie set and fits in so well with the beautiful town.
Written September 25, 2024
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jsh44320
Cleveland, OH360 contributions
Jun 2023
As others have mentioned, the museum never seems to be open. We were across the street, staying at Prince of Wales for four days, and were never able to visit. The hours say 12-6, but that was not true as far as we could tell.
Written June 21, 2023
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VincentCT
Milford, CT50 contributions
Aug 2015 • Couples
This is a real step-back in time. This small, one room museum is based on what an apothecary (i.e. pharmacy) would have looked like, what it sold and what it did when open about a ~150 years ago.
It is limited in hours due to being attended by retired pharmacists who are more than happy to describe the workings of instruments, methods, potions/drugs of yesteryear.
Well worth the look. It's free but you won't be able to resist a donation to keep this piece of living history alive.
It is limited in hours due to being attended by retired pharmacists who are more than happy to describe the workings of instruments, methods, potions/drugs of yesteryear.
Well worth the look. It's free but you won't be able to resist a donation to keep this piece of living history alive.
Written December 31, 2015
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livetotravel61
Bridgetown, Barbados162 contributions
Nov 2015 • Couples
This is an interesting place but could really use longer business hours as we rarely get to go in but still enjoy looking in the window.
Written November 24, 2015
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Tom M
St. Catharines, Canada57 contributions
Oct 2018 • Family
This ancient pharmacy represents the oldest, if not the oldest dispensary in Canada. Lining it's shelves are vessels that used to contain lotions potions and the raw ingredients that would make up a prescription as ordered by a physician. These ingredients would be ground up and combined to be packaged in individual doses of powders that would then be infused in tea or hot water. Sometimes they would be dispensed as elixirs, bougies, suppositories or salves, and yes leeches were available if an old fashioned "blood letting" was in order. As an aside leeches are now being studied for their anti-coagulation effect in modern medicine proving the old adage "what once was old...is now new...again". Usually there is an older retired pharmacist on duty to answer questions and explain pharmacy historical questions.
Written July 22, 2019
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Keith F
Bristol, UK226 contributions
May 2019 • Solo
This is a fascinating place to visit.
On display are artifact's from a bygone age. How herbs, flowers, plants were used to create lotion's and potions, (and still are) together with packaging of a past era.
Proudly on display are photos and memorabilia of Queen Elizabeth 1st (the late queen mother) visit in 1951.
It is free to enter and well worth a visit.
On display are artifact's from a bygone age. How herbs, flowers, plants were used to create lotion's and potions, (and still are) together with packaging of a past era.
Proudly on display are photos and memorabilia of Queen Elizabeth 1st (the late queen mother) visit in 1951.
It is free to enter and well worth a visit.
Written May 23, 2019
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uniqueshopper
Finger Lakes, NY23 contributions
May 2016 • Couples
Unusual and rare to find such a complete apothecary , ask questions very knowledgable staff , you'll be amazed at the examples of medications available during this time period.
Written June 2, 2016
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colonel77
Warkworth, Canada97 contributions
Aug 2015 • Couples
The Niagara Apothecary is a most informative and quite authentic museum restoration of an actual 1869 pharmacy as part of a practice which had operated on this exact spot in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, from 1820 to 1964 and is the only surviving original building of that time to be found in the town ...
The Niagara Apothecary operated for nearly 150 years under a succession of six successive owners, starting about 1818 / 1820, at another location in town, before its closure in 1964 due to the ill health of the last pharmacist owner ...
The interior is as you would expect with all kinds of thngs to be seen which you should find to be most intriguing ...
The original interior fittings of the Apothecary, all in use for nearly a century from 1869 to 1964, have been painstakingly restored ...
Only open from noon to 6:00 pm during the better weather months here is something well worthy of a visit when in town ...
The volunteers are all most helpful in explaining the many artifacts to be seen and their uses ...
You will not be disappointed, guaranteed.
The Niagara Apothecary operated for nearly 150 years under a succession of six successive owners, starting about 1818 / 1820, at another location in town, before its closure in 1964 due to the ill health of the last pharmacist owner ...
The interior is as you would expect with all kinds of thngs to be seen which you should find to be most intriguing ...
The original interior fittings of the Apothecary, all in use for nearly a century from 1869 to 1964, have been painstakingly restored ...
Only open from noon to 6:00 pm during the better weather months here is something well worthy of a visit when in town ...
The volunteers are all most helpful in explaining the many artifacts to be seen and their uses ...
You will not be disappointed, guaranteed.
Written January 22, 2016
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where is this and what are the hours tomorrow?
Written March 21, 2018
What is the admission fee for this museum?
Written June 10, 2017
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