The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum is located at the 1823 apothecary site of America’s first licensed pharmacist, Louis J. Dufilho, Jr. It is a monument to the profession of pharmacy and the allied health professions.

Since its founding in 1950, the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum has been acquiring, preserving and interpreting an extensive collection of artifacts and resources documenting the history of pharmacy and medicine in the 19th and early to mid 20th centuries, with a particular focus on New Orleans and Louisiana. The building that the museum occupies is itself a historic landmark – a classic creole townhouse in the French Quarter constructed in 1822-1823 that served as the apothecary and residence of Louis J. Dufilho, Jr., the first licensed pharmacist in the United States, until 1855.

The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11AM to 4PM for self-guided tours, but is closed on major holidays. Self-guided tours are FREE for NARM members with official NARM stickers and allow free entry for one additional guest. Self-guided tours do not need to be reserved in advance.

Guided tours are offered at 10AM seasonally and are $10 for NARM members (your NARM status allows for a 50% discount off the original ticket price of $20). NARM members can also apply their discount to the ticket price for one additional guest. The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum recommends booking guided tours in advance. In order to receive your NARM discount, please email [email protected] to book your guided tour.

Current hours, tour schedules, and events can be found by visiting www.pharmacymuseum.org.

 

The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum is a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status.