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The High Dosage Tour of Steward’s Chemist Shop
Take the High Dosage Tour of Steward's Chemist Shop at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, first Fridays monthly. Explore rare items and secrets behind the Victorian shop. Tour; £4.50.
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First Friday of the month, 11 – 11.30am and 2 – 2.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Step inside the fantastic Steward’s Chemist Shop at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum and discover its history…
Take the High Dosage tour – with the chance to see items that are not usually on display – in the hidden realm behind the Dispensing Screen.
What secrets does the Victorian Chemist’s Shop hold? Come and find out!
The display was set up after the closure of Steward’s Chemist Shop at 27 High Street, when the entire shop along with the fixtures and fittings were purchased in 1974 and transported to the museum to be redisplayed.
£4.50; book here (free entry to Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum including the chemist shop, which is open to visitors on the first Friday of every month from 11am – 3pm).
Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum is free to visit.
- Occurrences
- Friday 7 November 2025, 11:00 - 11:30
- Friday 7 November 2025, 14:00 - 14:30
- Friday 5 December 2025, 11:00 - 11:30
- Friday 5 December 2025, 14:00 - 14:30
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