Vologda Region Pharmacy Business Museum

The Museum of Apothecary Crafts of Vologda Region is located in the building at: Vologda, Lenin St., 1. It was opened in 2004 and is situated in the premises of an operating city pharmacy No. 1. Among exhibits there are antique scales, preparation apparatus for decoctions and cash register. A separate section highlights the apothecary craft during Soviet period with photos of pharmacies from various epochs. The first pharmacy in Vologda was opened in 1675 becoming the third pharmacy in Russia.