--- title: Museum of the History of Dentistry url: "https://www.donauregion.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/401496/museum-of-the-history-of-dentistry.html" description: The Museum of the History of Dentistry is home to exhibits from 1700 to the present day, showing the development of dental medicine and dental technology. date: 2015-07-24 modified: 2026-03-05 --- # Museum of the History of Dentistry Museum of the History of Dentistry ==================================== Linz, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/205295/432D4B8C9AA63B24D1CC5637CDC7F6346E3FFA6458C728341903671DF04F2731/zahnmuseum.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/205296/2F37CBE64C18D71F35E850267297F6CB757D930DF4BF7854B733F2661FE0A232/zahnmuseum-roentgengeraete.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/205297/03F6FA294FD737EB678BD95792DB5B304C74B7ABDC9F691112396FF9749624D6/vitrinen-in-zahnform.jpg) © Open copyright © Zahmuseum Linz - Dr. Wilfried Wolkerstorfer Close copyright [ ![Zahnmuseum Linz - View of the exhibition](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/205295/432D4B8C9AA63B24D1CC5637CDC7F6346E3FFA6458C728341903671DF04F2731/zahnmuseum.jpg "© Zahmuseum Linz - Dr. Wilfried Wolkerstorfer") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/205295/432D4B8C9AA63B24D1CC5637CDC7F6346E3FFA6458C728341903671DF04F2731/zahnmuseum.jpg) © Open copyright © ©Zahnmuseum_Röntgengeräte Close copyright [ ![old X-ray machines ](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/205296/2F37CBE64C18D71F35E850267297F6CB757D930DF4BF7854B733F2661FE0A232/zahnmuseum-roentgengeraete.jpg "© ©Zahnmuseum_Röntgengeräte") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/205296/2F37CBE64C18D71F35E850267297F6CB757D930DF4BF7854B733F2661FE0A232/zahnmuseum-roentgengeraete.jpg) © Open copyright © ©Zahnmuseum Close copyright [ ![Showcases with exhibits in the dental museum](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/205297/03F6FA294FD737EB678BD95792DB5B304C74B7ABDC9F691112396FF9749624D6/vitrinen-in-zahnform.jpg "© ©Zahnmuseum") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/205297/03F6FA294FD737EB678BD95792DB5B304C74B7ABDC9F691112396FF9749624D6/vitrinen-in-zahnform.jpg) © Open copyright © Linz Tourismus - L.Eckerstorfer Close copyright [ ![Dental Museum, Linz: Historical dental tools and equipment on antique desks in an exhibition room with framed documents on the wall.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/205298/15EE84DBD564F760D1643E30E8EB91CD84969DEB080B25A00A22CBA56F7E1314/zahnmuseum-linz.jpg "© Linz Tourismus - L.Eckerstorfer") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/205298/15EE84DBD564F760D1643E30E8EB91CD84969DEB080B25A00A22CBA56F7E1314/zahnmuseum-linz.jpg) 1. 2. 3. 4. Rathausgasse 8 4020 Linz [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Rathausgasse%208%2C%204020%20Linz "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Rathausgasse%208%2C%204020%20Linz "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.306352&lon=14.287711&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-osm-summer-original&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) The Museum of the History of Dentistry is home to exhibits from 1700 to the present day, showing the development of dental medicine and dental technology. The Museum of Dentistry is designed to give visitors an overview of the development of dentistry from around 1700 to the present day. The oldest exhibits, a dental key and a so-called "bathers' chair", date from this period, a "bathers' chair" because at this time the art of medicine was mainly practiced by the spa workers. But there were specialists here too. They were called tooth crushers after the only known way of removing a painful tooth at the time. Among the numerous exhibits is a picture of St. Apollonia, the patron saint of dentists. She was ordered to renounce her faith or be burned at the stake. When she refused, her teeth were broken out and when she chose martyrdom in the flames of the pyre, she is said to have proclaimed that all those who suffer from toothache and ask her for help will be relieved of their pain. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Museum of the History of Dentistry** Rathausgasse 8 4020 Linz Phone +43 699 10518241Show no. E-Mail [gottfried.bachner@liwest.at](#mailto) Web [www.zahnmuseum-linz.at](http://www.zahnmuseum-linz.at "New window") http://www.zahnmuseum-linz.at --- **Contact person** Mr Gottfried Bachner --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm, closed on Hol **Closing day**- Saturday - Sunday - holiday [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Accessibility / arrival**Linz Linien bus/tram: 1, 2, 3, 4 – Hauptplatz [ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise) -------------------------------- - Free entry [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather - Suitable for groups - Suitable for schools - Suitable for kids (all ages) - Suitable for teenagers - Suitable for seniors - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for friends - Suitable for couples - Suitable for children **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn - Winter [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Completely suitable for wheelchairs. 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