È likely that initially the Spezieria was exclusively at the service of the Benedictines and that only later it became public. The current arrangement, regarding the furnishings, dates back to the end of the 16th century and the early years of the next, while the layout of the rooms underwent a radical change in 1766, when the Benedictines had to secularize the pharmacy to avoid the definitive closure imposed by the Bourbon minister Guglielmo Du Tillot. In 1896 the State acquired the premises, which, reopened to the public in 1951, house a collection of mortars, albarelli, vases, alembics, and other objects from various institutions and private donations.
Of the original eight rooms of the Spezieria, four remain today: the Fire Room, the Mortars Room, the Mermaids Room, and finally the Well Room. All the rooms take their names from the specificity of the contents or the decorative elements that characterize them.
Information on Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni Evangelista
Borgo Pipa, 1,
43121 Parma (Parma)
0521 508532 – 0521 233617
pm-ero.gallerianaz-pr@beniculturali.it
Opening hours:
from Tuesday to Saturday 8:30 AM-2:00 PM;
Sunday closed except on the first Sunday of the month during #Domenicalmuseo open 8:30 AM-2:00 PM
Tickets: € 2.00
Source: MIBACT
