South Africa

Discover South African medical and pharmaceutical heritage through university collections and provincial museums.

2 cities

2 museums

Museums are primarily in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Most require appointments. Cape Medical Museum currently closed for renovations.

Adler Museum with 40,000+ medical and pharmaceutical objects

Cape Medical Museum showcasing both western and traditional medicine

University-affiliated collections and African traditional healing exhibits

Major Museums2+

Collection Items40,000+

First Museum1962

Houses South Africa's first medical museum

Features both Western and African traditional medicine

University of the Witwatersrand has extensive pharmaceutical collections

Cities in South Africa

Select a city to explore its pharmacy museums and pharmaceutical heritage.

Historical medical heritage center showcasing both western and traditional medicine in provincial museum setting.

Home to South Africa's first medical museum with over 40,000 objects illustrating pharmaceutical and medical history.