Museo de la Farmacia Habanera

Habana Vieja


A few blocks east of Plaza del Cristo, this grand wood-paneled store founded in 1886 by Catalan José Sarrá has been restored as both a museum and a working pharmacy for the local population. The small museum section displays an elegant mock-up of an old drugstore with some interesting historical explanations.


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