Coit Museum of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

03/28/2026

In 1912, Parke-Davis pharmacist Wilbur Scoville developed the "Scoville Organoleptic Test" -now standardized as the Scoville scale to measure the "spiciness" or "heat" of various chili peppers. Capsaicin, the active compound in peppers, is known to lower inflammation, reduce pain, clear sinuses, increase metabolism and more!

03/15/2026

Day 2 of Science City at the Tucson Festival of Books! The UA Attractions table has been busy, but we have great help from students with . Join us this afternoon and learn about the mineral and natural resources museum that will be based on our Phoenix campus! Thanks to other collaborators this weekend &

03/12/2026

Join Coit Museum on the UA mall for Science City this weekend! We will be in the Science of Tomorrow tent at the UA Attractions table from 11-3 both days. Spin our prize wheel, try your hand at our UA Attractions game, and meet representatives from other UA Attractions, including Tree-Ring Lab &

02/28/2026

02/27/2026

What a difference a day makes! Here is a sneak peak at our new-to-us collection work space undergoing improvements. A special thanks to our wonderful custodians, who really had their work cut out for them cleaning the floor. We will share the finished room soon.

02/04/2026

Violet, one of our new student interns, is helping to maintain our current exhibits and develop new displays. Welcome Violet!

01/24/2026

01/22/2026

Stephen Hall—author of A Spoonful of Sugar: The Story of Upjohn Pharmacy in Disneyland—is a former Director of the Coit Museum. Congratulations to Stephen on this new publication.
The book will be available soon in our museum store.

01/18/2026

Many thanks to Hotel Congress for letting Coit Museum participate in this year's Dillinger Days.

12/19/2025

Thank you for being part of our Coit Museum community. We will close today at 3pm and reopen at 9am on January 5th. A very happy holidays to you and yours.