The faculty of pharmacy of Paris is present in 4, avenue of the Monitoring centre(Observatory) since 1882. Three circuits are proposed in visit during Heritage Days, among which the one is established(constituted) of the visit of the room of Acts and of the gallery of jars.
The room of Acts. This room is adorned with 90 portraits of maitres apothecaries and of pharmacists among whom some of them stayed famous. Henry Moissan is discoverer of the fluorine in 1886, discovery for which he receives, in 1906, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Joseph Pelletier (1788-1842) and Joseph-Bienaimé Caventou (1795-1877) discover the quinine for the part in 1820.
The wooden fireplace sculpted, gilt(bronzed) and painted, dated of 1664 frames(supervises) a splendid picture(board). The set(group) is classified as "Historic Monument".
A posthumous portrait of Nicolas Houël (1524-1587) also appears in the room of acts. This apothecary was guard of the community in 1548. They owe him(her,it) the foundation of a generous establishment including a hospital for the poor children, an apothicairerie and a garden of the simple. All these elements established(constituted) the embryo of the current faculty of pharmacy of Paris.
The room of Acts serves even today in thesis defences, in sessions of the national Academy(Regional education authority) of pharmacy, as well as in those of the Company(Society) of history(story) of the pharmacy.
The gallery of jars. This established(constituted) room by elegant shop windows(showcases) presents a very beautiful collection of more than 400 jars to pharmacy, made of delft ware, china or painted wood, native to French factories: Bordeaux, Besançon, Lyons, Nevers, Rouen, Saint-Cloud, Moustiers, Montpellier, Paris and date for most the XVIIIth century. Italian and Spanish jars are also presented.
The visitor can also see a huge vase to thériaque carrying registration(inscription) Theriaca Andromachi (" Thériaque d' Andromaque ") and several remarkable mortar.