The Pharmacy Museum occupies the building of the Under the Black Eagle pharmacy on the corner of Rynok Square, an establishment that operated from at least the 18th century until well into the Soviet period. The museum opened in 1966 and has kept much of the original interior furniture and fittings: tall walnut cabinets filled with medicine jars, a working laboratory with antique distillation equipment, and rooms dedicated to the history of pharmaceutical science.
It's a small museum — half an hour is enough for most visitors — but it's distinctive and specific in a way that many museums are not. The basement contains an alchemical laboratory with retorts and furnaces. The staff are usually knowledgeable and the entrance fee is modest. One of Lviv's better indoor stops, particularly useful on a rainy day.