JGL Pharmacy Museum

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In the center of Rijeka there is a specialized museum, JGL Pharmacy Museum, where the global and local development of pharmacy is presented in a new and innovative way. Find out why the snake is a symbol of pharmacy and medicine, who first devised quarantine during the epidemic, which Rijeka pharmacy is in the same place for over 160 years, what is the link between Coca-Cola and pharmacy and many other interesting things The award-winning permanent exhibition consists of ten units, among which stand out Hortus sanitatis (“the Garden of Health”) with live plants, an attractive timeline with 18 important events from the history of pharmacy, a historic pharmacy from the early 20th century… A special attraction is multimedia installations, through which as many as eight 3D and 2D characters will address you, and through VR glasses you can go on a virtual journey through the human body!