Musée alsacien (Strasbourg)

Musée alsacien
Courtyard of the museum
Location within Strasbourg
Established 1907
Location 23-25, quai Saint-Nicolas, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Coordinates 48°34′45″N 7°45′02″E / 48.579167°N 7.750556°E / 48.579167; 7.750556
Type Ethnography
Folk art
Public transit access Strasbourg tramway lines A and D, stop: Porte de l′Hôpital.
CTS bus line 10, stop: Saint-Nicolas.
CTS bus lines 14 and 24, stops: Porte de l′Hôpital or Ancienne Douane
Website en.musees.strasbourg.eu/alsatian-museum

The Musée alsacien (Alsatian museum) is a museum in Strasbourg in the Bas-Rhin department of France. It opened on 11 May 1907 and is dedicated to all aspects of (mostly rural) daily life in pre-industrial and early industrial Alsace. It contains over 5000 exhibits and is notable for the reconstruction of the interiors of several traditional houses.[1] It also features a rich collection of artifacts documenting the everyday life of Alsatian Jews.

The museum is located in several Renaissance timber framed houses on the Quai Saint-Nicolas, on the banks of the Ill river.[1] In 1917 it was bought by the city of Strasbourg.

Another, smaller, Musée alsacien exists in the city of Haguenau, 30 kilometers north of Strasbourg.

References

  1. 1 2 "Musée Alsacien, Strasbourg". Musées de Strasbourg. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2009-08-23.

Bibliography

  • Le Musée Alsacien de Strasbourg, Éditions des musées de la ville de Strasbourg 2006, ISBN 2-35125-005-2


Coordinates: 48°34′45″N 7°45′02″E / 48.57917°N 7.75056°E / 48.57917; 7.75056


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