Specialty Tour: Poisons at the Apothecary Museum

Tickets are now available for the Poisons at the Apothecary Museum specialty tour, offered on Sundays, June 21, July 5, and July 12, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum. 

Tickets can be purchased at alexandriava.gov/Shop. Admission is $15 per person and $12 for Office of Historic Alexandria (OHA) Members. Advance purchase is recommended. Proceeds support Historic Alexandria’s museums.

This one-hour guided tour explores several different types of poisons, their historic uses at the Apothecary, and what we know today. Recommended for adults, the program offers a fascinating look at the history of medicine and pharmacy. Guests should arrive a few minutes early for check-in.

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact Nicole Quinn at historicalexandria@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4554, Virginia Relay 711.

If you prefer communication in another language, free interpretation and translation services are available to you, please email LanguageAccess@alexandriava.gov or call 703-746-3960.

About the Office of Historic Alexandria:

The Office of Historic Alexandria preserves and shares the history of the City of Alexandria with eight museums, historic sites, archives, archaeology, tours, exhibits and public programs. Through powerful storytelling and confronting the City’s past, Historic Alexandria enriches the present and inspires the future. We enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors and serves as a partner in the City’s equity and inclusion initiatives. For more information, visit alexandriava.gov/Historic.