New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum's central tenet is studying the past to gain understanding of the present as a means of envisioning the future of healthcare. Our operational approach is multi-modal and encompasses the following categories: preservation, scholarship, public engagement and collaboration. Each year, the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum strives to further our continued mission of preservation and education through two primary cornerstones of our institution: the ongoing conservation of our 200-year-old building and the artifacts held within it, and the Pharmacy Museum's commitment to inclusion, education, community, and access.

The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum showcases an extensive collection of medical and pharmaceutical artifacts and provides educational programs to present and preserve the rich history of pharmacy and healthcare in Louisiana. The Museum is located in the former home and apothecary of Louis Joseph Dufilho, Jr., the first licensed pharmacist in America (1816), whose work symbolizes the beginning of a system of certifying the professional competence of pharmacists, and recognizing the vital significance of that competence for the public health.