Pharmacy Museum (Hintz House)
Muzeul Farmaciei
A small museum in the former site of Cluj's first pharmacy, preserving a 16th-century vaulted cellar, old medicine cabinets and an alchemy laboratory display.
Pharmacy Museum (Hintz House) was Cluj's first pharmacy, opening in 1573 and trading until the mid-20th century, after which it became a branch of the National History Museum of Transylvania. The galleries keep a 19th-century Baroque medicine cabinet, ceramic medicine jars, weighing tools and rare books. The vaulted cellar below is set up as an alchemist's laboratory, with early 'remedies' on display, including mummy powder. Admission is about 10 lei, and the museum is closed on Mondays. It stands at the southeast corner of Unirii Square, and a visit takes about 30–45 minutes.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–16:00 (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Bánffy Palace
- Union Square & St. Michael's Church
- Matthias Corvinus House
- Museum Square & Franciscan Church
- National History Museum of Transylvania
- Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania
- Dormition Cathedral & Avram Iancu Square
- Reformed Church on Farkas Street