The pharmacy was founded in 1654 by the Jesuits, its ceiling is ornamented with stuccoes and paintings. Old medicine containers and other artifacts of medical history can be seen in the showcases, as well as the stomach sewing machine, the invention of the famous doctor from Győr, Dr. Aladár Petz, as part of the free exhibition. This is the country’s only museum that also operates as a working pharmacy.

Gergely Czuczor was a Benedictine monk, poet, linguist and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He popularized the formal elements of folk songs and is known for his patriotic verse. He developed national epic verse and ballads to a high level. He studied humanities at the school of the Győr Archabbey of the Benedictine order, later, he taught in the city. His memory is upheld in Győr by the memorial standing in front of the Benedictine High School, the memorial also includes his cousin, the scientist, and inventor Ányos Jedlik. The pair of statues are the work of Tibor Rieger. The memorial was dedicated on the 200th anniversary of the birth of the city's two famous citizens.

The tradition of the Iron Log (Stock im Eisen) comes from German-speaking countries. The main idea is that when a tradesman's apprentice arrives at the city on his guildsman's journey, he strikes a nail into the city's iron log. The Győr Log, however, has a bit of a different story: when Mátyás Zittrisch opened his spice shop and delicatessen named 'To the iron log' in the middle of the 19th century, he had an appropriate trade sign made with nails from a factory.