Tence Pharmacy MuseumThe Pharmacy Museum began life as the hospice pharmacy adjoining the hospice, which later became the Maison des Associations when the town of Tence acquired an EHPAD in 1975. This hospice pharmacy, first run by nuns from the Order of St. Joseph and then by 3 successive pharmacists, was later bought by the municipality to be turned into a pharmacy museum.
Inside, everything has remained “as is”, except for the floor and ceiling. Visitors can admire the wood panelling and the drawers with their enamelled plates, which used to indicate the plants contained inside. And behind the original glass are various objects, whose use the guide explains in great detail.
These objects are no longer in use, but some were not so long ago. There’s the pill-maker, the suppository-maker, the capsule-maker, the tablet-maker, etc., not to mention the suction cup and the leech.
