New museum displays at Society's HQ
Chris Elmes/IT/RPSGB
At an open evening on 27 November to launch the new displays, guests
puzzle over the “mystery” objects |
Chris Elmes/IT/RPSGB
Guests at the open evening examine items from the museum’s
caricature collection |
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society's museum has been able to display more items from its collections as a result of the refurbishment
of the Society's basement area to create a new conference suite (PJ, 4
November, p557).
The new displays are in three showcases integrated into the conference
suite foyer, where they can be studied by conference participants and
other visitors to the building.
Two of the cases show a selection of items from the museum’s caricature
collection and a range of pieces from the Society’s silver collection.
The third case contains an assortment of “mystery” objects
for visitors to puzzle over. They include items of dispensing equipment,
gadgets that have been used and developed by pharmacists to complete
specific tasks and some infrequently seen medicinal ingredients and dosage
forms.
The new displays can be seen during the guided tours offered by museum
staff at 2pm and 4pm on Tuesday afternoons. Tour places can be booked
by contacting the museum office (tel 020 7572 2210; e-mail museum@rpsgb.org).
(No appointment is needed to visit the six museum showcases installed
earlier this year in the Society’s reception area. These displays
can normally be viewed from Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.)
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