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08/25/2026

Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future

History and innovation come together at the The Coit Museum in the University of Arizona's R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy. While its collections preserve centuries of pharmacy and health sciences, the museum is also embracing modern technology to make those stories more interactive, engaging and accessible for today's visitors.

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The Territorial Pharmacist by Greg Singley was commissioned when the artist visited the museum for inspiration for anoth...
08/18/2026

The Territorial Pharmacist by Greg Singley was commissioned when the artist visited the museum for inspiration for another painting. The museum curator, Dick Wiedhopf, was so impressed that he requested another painting be made. If you look carefully, you can see items located on display in the spaces neighboring the interpretive gallery. Schedule an extended tour to see them for yourself!

Fun Pharmacy Fact! In 1956, A Kiss before Dying, starring Robert Wagner and Joanne Woodward was filmed in Tucson. One im...
08/06/2026

Fun Pharmacy Fact! In 1956, A Kiss before Dying, starring Robert Wagner and Joanne Woodward was filmed in Tucson. One important scene took place in the UA College of Pharmacy building. Check out the clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EimQSagV_8k and the film to see what the campus and local businesses (including the Broadway Village Drugstore and Valley National Bank) looked like 70 years ago.

Curious about how headaches were fought over 100 years ago? This headache cologne from Llewellyn Chemist of Philadelphia...
08/04/2026

Curious about how headaches were fought over 100 years ago? This headache cologne from Llewellyn Chemist of Philadelphia, was applied to the body rather than swallowed; a wise decision since it is 95% alcohol! Marked at $2.50 a bottle, it would be priced today at $88.

We are excited to welcome two interns this summer. Both will be continuing through fall. Diana, an IMLS MS candidate, wi...
06/23/2026

We are excited to welcome two interns this summer. Both will be continuing through fall. Diana, an IMLS MS candidate, will be assisting with collections cataloguing and Joy, BioChem major with a Pharmaceutical Sciences minor, will be helping with community outreach and developing safe handling protocols for our medicine collection.

In the 1950s-1960s, Jesse Hurlbut documented pharmacies and their owners in small towns across the state. Many of the st...
06/18/2026

In the 1950s-1960s, Jesse Hurlbut documented pharmacies and their owners in small towns across the state. Many of the stores are long gone, making this small archive a precious to local pharmacy history.

Anyone touring the museum has heard about Jesse Hurlbut, but not many know about his wife. Mary Hurlbut was a great supp...
06/12/2026

Anyone touring the museum has heard about Jesse Hurlbut, but not many know about his wife. Mary Hurlbut was a great supporter of the museum, encouraging him to donate their collection during his lifetime, helping to catalog objects and curate the museum in it's early years, and donating her estate to the museum.

The Coit Museum turned 60 this year. To celebrate, we will periodically show images from the museum's early years. These...
06/04/2026

The Coit Museum turned 60 this year. To celebrate, we will periodically show images from the museum's early years. These two images depict Willis Brewer, Dean of the College of Pharmacy at the time of its opening. Well respected, these images also reveal his sense of humor.

Coit Museum Director, Heather Ingram, visited behind-the-scenes at Mütter Museum in PA today to learn how they store the...
05/20/2026

Coit Museum Director, Heather Ingram, visited behind-the-scenes at Mütter Museum in PA today to learn how they store their collections, then toured the museum.

Spring has been especially busy at Coit Museum! We are currently reassessing and accessioning our Upjohn Pharmacy collec...
05/12/2026

Spring has been especially busy at Coit Museum! We are currently reassessing and accessioning our Upjohn Pharmacy collection from Disneyland. Yesterday, we entered these makeup boxes for powder. So beautiful!

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1703 E Mabel Street
Tucson, AZ
85721

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Wednesday 9am - 3pm
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