Musée alsacien (Strasbourg)

Musée alsacien

Courtyard of the museum
Location within Strasbourg
Coordinates 48°34′45″N 7°45′02″E / 48.579167°N 7.750556°E / 48.579167; 7.750556
Website www.musees-strasbourg.org
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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.

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

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