The Pharmacy Museum on Podil : Культура : Ветвистое древо

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The Pharmacy Museum on Podil?Why this museumThe house of the first private pharmacy in Kyiv, 18th century, where the display rests not on vitrines but on restored spaces — an alchemist’s cellar and a healer’s hut. For the history of pharmacy the format is rare.

Unusual · с 1986 года

our rating

для увлечённых

7+With childrenChildren enjoy the alchemist’s cellar and the healer’s hut.wheelchairStep-free accessThe museum — not checked. Basement rooms; access not checked.

Getting there — not checked. The Kyiv metro is barely adapted for wheelchairs. We have not checked access during martial law.45 minutes

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Reference

Opened in 1986 in the house where the first private pharmacy in Kyiv, run by Johann Heiter, worked in the 18th century. Over two thousand items on the history of Ukrainian pharmacy.

The building. An 18th-century house on Podil.

Good to know. The museum sells hand-made soap and herbal preparations made to old recipes.

What to see

The alchemist’s cellar and the healer’s hut — installations in the basement; pharmacy glass, prescriptions and instruments of the 18th–19th century.

Minimum route — 45 minutes на самое важное

The pharmacy hall, then the cellars: the alchemist’s cellar and the healer’s hut.

Getting in

Address

Prytysko-Mykilska 7 (on the map)

How to get there

Metro Kontraktova Ploshcha

Opening times

на сегодня закрыт

Пн–Сб	09:00–17:00
Вс	09:00–16:00

Better to book a guide — without one much of it makes no sense.

Tickets

Adults 120 UAH; students and pensioners 60 UAH; guided tour 250 UAH.

When to go

Quieter in the morning. Ask for a guide in advance.

Contacts

apteka-museum.com · +38 (044) 425-24-37

Сведения сверены 15 августа 2026 года, источник — открытые источники.