Upcoming Events
These events are open to the public. Please read descriptions for admission and ticketing details.
Specialty Guided Tour: Winter Traditions & Afflictions
Bonne Sante! As 19th century New Orleanians recovered from the troublesome summers and readied themselves for the coming Carnival season, December offered a moment of restoration and reprieve. Join us as we explore the traditions of Reveillon dinners, the medicinal virtues of good food and good drink, and the anxieties that lurked in the frigid winter air. This specialty tour will explore a historic pharmacy shopping list, with all its naughty and nice purchases. Drinks provided, holiday spirit guaranteed.
*Alcoholic beverages will be available to all guests over 21. A non-alcoholic option will also be available.
"Captive City: Meditation on Slavery in the Urban South" Book Reading & Reception
Join author and scholar Jennie Lightweis-Goff at the historic Pharmacy Museum for a reading from her latest book, Captive City: Meditations on Slavery in the Urban South, followed by a book signing and reception. Guests will have access to the courtyard and both floors of the museum. Nonalcoholic drinks will be provided.*
Captive City explores the paths of slavery in coastal cities, arguing that captivity haunts the “hospitality” cultures of Charleston, New Orleans, Savannah, and Baltimore. It is not a history of urban slavery, but a literary reflection that argues for coastal cities as a distinct region that scrambles time, resisting the “post” in postindustrial and the “neo” in neoliberalism. Lightweis-Goff offers a cultural exploration bound by American literature, especially life-writing by the enslaved, as well as compelling reassessments of works by canonical writers such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, and Hector St. John de Crevecoeur. Lightweis-Goff reveals how the preserved yet fragile landscapes of these cities are haunted—not simply by the ghost tours that are signature stops for travelers in their historic districts—but by the echoes of slavery in their economies and built environments.
Although this event is free and open to the public, reservations are required due to capacity limitations.
Members-Only Cocktail Mixer
Join us as we celebrate the members of The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum with a special, members-only cocktail mixer featuring beer, wine, & charcuterie. Your invaluable support is what keeps us going and allows the special history of The Pharmacy Museum to be preserved.
Please ensure that your membership is up-to-date and RSVP by January 10, 2025. To RSVP, become a member, or check your membership status, please email nopmsocial@gmail.com.
We appreciate your continued support and look forward to seeing you!
Industry Coffee Break
The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum invites all professionals working in the travel and tourism industries to come visit the museum for a morning of free admission, private access to exhibits, and light refreshments.
*Must have a valid and current tour guide's license or other form of professional identification.
The Devices of Vice: A Trip Through the Back Door of the 19th Century Pharmacy
The Through the Back Door Tour of the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum is a specialty Carnival-edition historical tour on the topic of Vice and its Devices. The Carnival tradition is one of indulgence and revelry, when decency takes a back seat and the world is turned on its head. You may find yourself in need of a quick "fix-me-up" in the final lead-up to Mardi Gras Day, and what better place to go than the pharmacy? A look at Carnival traditions old and new as well as the perils of a lie in the underworld of New Orleans. If you know where to find the back door, you may get more than you bargained for. This specialty tour looks at the party and the aftereffects. Guests will enjoy king cake and an adult beverage. A nonalcoholic option also available.
This event is 21 and up ONLY.
Please be advised before booking that this tour will cover mature and sensitive topics that some may find upsetting.
The Devices of Vice: A Trip Through the Back Door of the 19th Century Pharmacy
The Through the Back Door Tour of the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum is a specialty Carnival-edition historical tour on the topic of Vice and its Devices. The Carnival tradition is one of indulgence and revelry, when decency takes a back seat and the world is turned on its head. You may find yourself in need of a quick "fix-me-up" in the final lead-up to Mardi Gras Day, and what better place to go than the pharmacy? A look at Carnival traditions old and new as well as the perils of a lie in the underworld of New Orleans. If you know where to find the back door, you may get more than you bargained for. This specialty tour looks at the party and the aftereffects. Guests will enjoy king cake and an adult beverage. A nonalcoholic option also available.
This event is 21 and up ONLY.
Please be advised before booking that this tour will cover mature and sensitive topics that some may find upsetting.
The Devices of Vice: A Trip Through the Back Door of the 19th Century Pharmacy
The Through the Back Door Tour of the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum is a specialty Carnival-edition historical tour on the topic of Vice and its Devices. The Carnival tradition is one of indulgence and revelry, when decency takes a back seat and the world is turned on its head. You may find yourself in need of a quick "fix-me-up" in the final lead-up to Mardi Gras Day, and what better place to go than the pharmacy? A look at Carnival traditions old and new as well as the perils of a lie in the underworld of New Orleans. If you know where to find the back door, you may get more than you bargained for. This specialty tour looks at the party and the aftereffects. Guests will enjoy king cake and an adult beverage. A nonalcoholic option also available.
This event is 21 and up ONLY.
Please be advised before booking that this tour will cover mature and sensitive topics that some may find upsetting.
Oddities Emporium
Visit the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum for a unique showcasing of the strange & unusual. A special twist on our usual courtyard market, the Oddities Emporium offers an opportunity to experience the quirky, bizarre, and sometimes dark side of New Orleans in a one-day market and expo. Enjoy the museum's first floor of exhibits on a day of free admission, shop the market, and take part in unique offerings from one-of-a-kind vendors.
The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum's Winter Market
On December 15th, join us in the Pharmacy Museum's courtyard for our annual winter market. This year, the market will feature 12 local vendors selling art, jewelry, baked goods, and other giftable goodies! Enjoy the first floor of museum exhibits with no admission fee and support local artists at the same time. With a small donation to the Pharmacy Museum at the soda fountain, you can have your purchases gift-wrapped for you!
The Pharmacy Museum will also be accepting donations for New Orleans Community Fridges, a local community aid effort providing an opportunity for community members to access free food from community fridges. NOCF donations can be unopened perishables, canned goods, or unopened drinks (nonalcoholic).
Specialty Guided Tour: Winter Afflictions & Traditions
Bonne Sante! As 19th century New Orleanians recovered from the troublesome summers and readied themselves for the coming Carnival season, December offered a moment of restoration and reprieve. Join us as we explore the traditions of Reveillon dinners, the medicinal virtues of good food and good drink, and the anxieties that lurked in the frigid winter air. This specialty tour will explore a historic pharmacy shopping list, with all its naughty and nice purchases. Drinks provided, holiday spirit guaranteed.
Enjoy a light cocktail and tour the museum's first floor of exhibits before shopping at the museum's Winter Market.
*Alcoholic beverages will be available to all guests over 21. A non-alcoholic option will also be available.
"Museum of the Soon to Depart," book signing & poetry reading with author Andy Young
Andy Young will launch her second full-length poetry collection, Museum of the Soon to Depart, published by Carnegie Mellon University Press, at The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, inspiration for one of the poems in the collection. The evening will be filled with poetry, songs, soundscapes, and the singular atmosphere of the museum. The evening will also feature a poetry reading by The Pharmacy Museum’s own docent, Owen Ever.
Please note: While this event is free and open to the public, the Pharmacy Museum's interior has capacity limits. There will be a small number of spaces available at the door before the event, but reserving in advance is highly recommended to ensure entry. Reserve your space here.
There will be no seating provided at this event. A limited number of signed copies of "Museum of the Soon to Depart" by Andy Young will be available for purchase following the event.
Spirited Salon: Halloween Eve Guided Tour at The Pharmacy Museum
Your attendance is requested at this season's Spirited Salon hosted by The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum and resident storytellers, Owen Ever and Grace Kennedy. This Spirited Evening begins with an immersive look at the first floor exhibits, followed by a break for handcrafted refreshments before final seating in the courtyard to finish with haunting stories. This event will feature live performance, storytelling and an insider's look at the museum's collections. Drinks included, hauntedness guaranteed.
Ages 18+
Please arrive at 5:45 p.m. on the evening of your tour in order to be checked in. The tour begins promptly at 6 p.m.
Spirited Salon Guided Tour at The Pharmacy Museum
Your attendance is requested at this season's Spirited Salon hosted by The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum and resident storytellers, Owen Ever and Grace Kennedy. This Spirited Evening begins with an immersive look at the first floor exhibits, followed by a break for handcrafted refreshments before final seating in the courtyard to finish with haunting stories. This event will feature live performance, storytelling and an insider's look at the museum's collections. Drinks included, hauntedness guaranteed.
Ages 18+
Please arrive at 5:45 p.m. on the evening of your tour in order to be checked in. The tour begins promptly at 6 p.m.
Spirited Salon Guided Tour at The Pharmacy Museum
Your attendance is requested at this season's Spirited Salon hosted by The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum and resident storytellers, Owen Ever and Grace Kennedy. This Spirited Evening begins with an immersive look at the first floor exhibits, followed by a break for handcrafted refreshments before final seating in the courtyard to finish with haunting stories. This event will feature live performance, storytelling and an insider's look at the museum's collections. Drinks included, hauntedness guaranteed.
Ages 18+
Please arrive at 5:45 p.m. on the evening of your tour in order to be checked in. The tour begins promptly at 6 p.m.
The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum's Annual Fundraiser
Pick Your Poison at the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum's 2024 Annual Fundraiser. This year's fundraiser welcomes DJ Ann Glaviano with an intoxicating selection of records from 1957 to 1974 that is sure to keep you on your toes. Enjoy deadly delicacies and lethal libations as you dance the night away in the Pharmacy Museum's historic courtyard transformed into a goth garden by Urban Earth Studios. Guests are encouraged to enchant in cocktail attire, or bewitch in costume! Tarot readings by Andrea Duhé and herbal readings by Seeress Muggarose.
Ticket prices include passed hors d'oeuvres, beer, wine, tarot/herbal readings, and a signature cocktail in a commemorative cup. All proceeds from event ticket sales and auction will directly benefit the continuation of the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum's mission to preserve and interpret the history of pharmacy and medicine, especially as it pertains to our beloved city.
From the Pharmacist to the Herbalist: A Medicinal Journey through 19th Century New Orleans
Experience the history of New Orleans like never before in this exploration of the city's medical history. Bask in the glory of modern medicine while learning about the gory road that led to the medical advances of the 19th and 20th centuries. Your guide will lead you on a journey exploring the stories of the individuals responsible for curing what ailed the people of New Orleans
This excursion begins with a tour of the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum. Enjoy a walking tour of the highlights of the historic French Quarter while making your way to the tour's final stop at historic Congo Square.
Please arrive at the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum 15 minutes prior to the time of your scheduled tour in order to be checked-in.
From the Pharmacist to the Herbalist: A Medicinal Journey through 19th Century New Orleans
Experience the history of New Orleans like never before in this exploration of the city's medical history. Bask in the glory of modern medicine while learning about the gory road that led to the medical advances of the 19th and 20th centuries. Your guide will lead you on a journey exploring the stories of the individuals responsible for curing what ailed the people of New Orleans
This excursion begins with a tour of the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum. Enjoy a walking tour of the highlights of the historic French Quarter while making your way to the tour's final stop at historic Congo Square.
Please arrive at the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum 15 minutes prior to the time of your scheduled tour in order to be checked-in.
Courtyard Concert: Teena May
Join us in the Pharmacy Museum's historic courtyard for an evening of music from singer-songwriter Teena May and fiddle player Rebecca Crenshaw. From her website, "Teena has performed her extensive Country, Pop, Folk and Americana catalogue in Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York City, New Orleans, LA, Nashville, TN and Paris, France. She now performs as a trio with fiddle and upright bass" (www.teena-may.com).
Milkfish will be offering Filipino soul food available for purchase, and beer and wine will be available at the cash/Venmo bar. There will be no seating at this event, but feel free to bring a “fest chair” or portable seating of your choice.
Doors at 6:15, show at 6:30.
Proceeds for this event will benefit the band as well as allow for future live performances at the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum.
From the Pharmacist to the Herbalist: A Medicinal Journey through 19th Century New Orleans
Experience the history of New Orleans like never before in this exploration of the city's medical history. Bask in the glory of modern medicine while learning about the gory road that led to the medical advances of the 19th and 20th centuries. Grace leads guests on a journey exploring the stories of the individuals responsible for curing what ailed the people of New Orleans
This excursion begins with a tour of the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum followed by an Amaro tasting and storyteller moment. Enjoy a walking tour of the highlights of the historic French Quarter while making your way to the tour's final stop at historic Congo Square.
Please arrive at the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum for check-in at 4 p.m.
The Tanglers Bluegrass Band
Their passion for preserving the authenticity of bluegrass while pushing boundaries of the genre, the Tanglers Bluegrass Band is a testament to the creative spirit of New Orleans. Their instrumental prowess and genre-bending performances make them a must-see act for music lovers of all stripes. Come out and support local music and enjoy a beverage in the museum's historic courtyard.
Doors open at 6:30pm, Show 7pm-9pm.
Cash/Venmo Bar