Musée alsacien (Haguenau)

Musée alsacien de Haguenau

Façade of the museum in February 2010
Established	1972
Location	1 Place Joseph Thierry, 67500 Haguenau, France
Coordinates	48°48′53″N 7°47′21″E / 48.81472°N 7.78917°E / 48.81472; 7.78917Coordinates: 48°48′53″N 7°47′21″E / 48.81472°N 7.78917°E / 48.81472; 7.78917
Type	Ethnography Folk art
Public transit access	Bus Ritmo lines 1 and 2, stop Ancienne Douane[1]
Website	www.ville-haguenau.fr/musee-alsacien

The Museé alsacien (Alsatian museum) is one of the three museums of Haguenau, France. Like its older and much larger counterpart in Strasbourg, it is dedicated to local, mostly rural customs, furniture, and folk art.^[2]

The museum was established in 1972 when the ethnographic collection of the Musée historique de Haguenau was separated from the rest of the collections in order to reorganise the existing space. It was moved into the former chancery (French: chancellerie), a late 15th-century building.^[3]

Gallery

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  Upper part of the façade
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  Detail of the façade
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  Astronomical clock on the façade
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  Wax statuette of Infant Jesus (19th century)
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  Baptism wishes (1812)
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  Pottery from Soufflenheim
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  Fireplace fireback (1684) with coat of arms of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg
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  Reverse glass painting (18th century) of St Martin and the beggar
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  Mould for Springerle cookies
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  Embroidered cap (early 19th century)

References

External links

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