Temporary Exhibit Opens at Apothecary Museum: “Disease and the Apothecary”
Starting September 26, 2025, venture to the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum to discover the world of disease! This new temporary exhibit introduces visitors to three diseases that posed serious health threats during the apothecary shop’s 141 years of operation – Smallpox, Yellow Fever, and Influenza. All three diseases caused health emergencies, killing thousands of people, and all three required the intervention of public health measures to reduce or prevent the spread. Objects and archival material show how scientific innovations and collective action saved lives.
The small exhibit is located on the museum’s first floor (105-107 S Fairfax St., Alexandria) and is part of admission. Alexandria residents receive free entry!
The exhibit is also available online. Visitors can quickly access the text using the QR code on the museum’s opening panel.
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 serve as a partner in the City’s equity and inclusion initiatives. For more information, visit alexandriava.gov/Historic.
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.