Medical History Collections in Bad Gottleuba
Behind the bizarre-looking names are medical
instruments and apparatuses from the past century, which you can discover alongside many other exhibits in the Medical History Collections. With some of the exhibits, one is inclined to think more of a torture chamber than a clinic and is glad to have lived or been a patient today and not 50 or more years ago. The fact that it is appreciated by experts as well as by patients of the clinic and visitors from outside speaks for the idea and its realisation. Here the connoisseur discovers details and the layman is amazed.
The exhibition is located on the traditional grounds of the Bad Gottleuba Health Park, one of the largest contiguous Art Nouveau sites in Germany.
The permanent exhibition documents the history of the first workers' sanatorium in Germany, which was opened on 19 May 1913 on behalf of the Royal Saxon State Insurance Institution. On an area of approx. 700 m² spread over three floors, historical medical equipment, instruments and furniture from the over 100-year history of the institution's development are on display. Special exhibitions are also held at regular intervals. More than 20 years ago, renovation work began on the former machine house, which today houses a unique exhibition. In contrast to other medical history museums, it predominantly houses only objects from the Gottleuba clinic - from the X-ray ball from 1938 to a stretcher on wheels from 1940 to the towel drying facility that was used from 1913 to 1996. In addition, the collections are still managed on a voluntary basis, which is also a special feature.
History now also available to listen to: Two new listening stations about the history of the sanatorium and the water applications once practised here complete the offer and invite you to interactively explore the exhibition.
Guest Card
In the Medical History Collections, you will receive a discount of 1 EUR on your admission price upon presentation of the Saxon Switzerland Guest Card.
instruments and apparatuses from the past century, which you can discover alongside many other exhibits in the Medical History Collections. With some of the exhibits, one is inclined to think more of a torture chamber than a clinic and is glad to have lived or been a patient today and not 50 or more years ago. The fact that it is appreciated by experts as well as by patients of the clinic and visitors from outside speaks for the idea and its realisation. Here the connoisseur discovers details and the layman is amazed.
The exhibition is located on the traditional grounds of the Bad Gottleuba Health Park, one of the largest contiguous Art Nouveau sites in Germany.
The permanent exhibition documents the history of the first workers' sanatorium in Germany, which was opened on 19 May 1913 on behalf of the Royal Saxon State Insurance Institution. On an area of approx. 700 m² spread over three floors, historical medical equipment, instruments and furniture from the over 100-year history of the institution's development are on display. Special exhibitions are also held at regular intervals. More than 20 years ago, renovation work began on the former machine house, which today houses a unique exhibition. In contrast to other medical history museums, it predominantly houses only objects from the Gottleuba clinic - from the X-ray ball from 1938 to a stretcher on wheels from 1940 to the towel drying facility that was used from 1913 to 1996. In addition, the collections are still managed on a voluntary basis, which is also a special feature.
History now also available to listen to: Two new listening stations about the history of the sanatorium and the water applications once practised here complete the offer and invite you to interactively explore the exhibition.
Guest Card
In the Medical History Collections, you will receive a discount of 1 EUR on your admission price upon presentation of the Saxon Switzerland Guest Card.