The History of Pharmacy Collection of Cluj is located in the oldest pharmacy of the city and one of the oldest ones in Transylvania. The building is known as the Hintz House, after the last owners who kept the pharmacy until 1949 when the Communist Regime nationalized it. Soon afterwards the pharmacy museum was opened on the first floor and part of the basement of the monument building. It was one of the first specialized museums of its kind in Europe and it has always held a special place in the hearts of the people of Cluj. Now, after a series of lawsuits, the heirs of the Kintz pharmacists have recovered the building and want to sell it, but the State (Ministry of Culture, Town Hall) have trouble negotiating and thus the museum risks eviction. I am among among those supporting the preservation of the collection in its current location, therefore:
Read more on the importance of this collection on their blog and feel free to join the fight!
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