Visit the Alsatian Museum in Strasbourg
Museums[3 out of 9 museums of your choice in the City of Strasbourg by Pass] The Alsatian Museum has been housed in charming old Strasbourg houses since 1907 and has been presenting evidence of life in Alsace in the past. Furniture, costumes, toys, domestic and agricultural objects are displayed in evocative reconstructed interiors. Through the themes of housing, the ages of life, beliefs and religions, agricultural and wine production, the Alsatian Museum offers a unique discovery of popular arts and regional traditions.
Since 1907, housed in traditional and charming former homes of Strasbourg, the Alsatian Museum presents life in Alsace in the olden days.
The Alsatian Museum was founded in 1902 with the aim of underpinning the region's identity against attempts at Germanisation. Located in 3 former houses in Strasbourg, linked by a maze of stairways and connecting passages, the museum displays over 5,000 artefacts witnessing the daily life of Alsatians in the 18th and 19th centuries. Furniture, homeware, toys, traditional costumes, tools, sacred artefacts and images are on display in the 30 rooms. Reconstructions of interiors typical of different areas in Alsace and craft workshops are part of the rich collection in this atmospheric museum. The museum site has been restructured and extended into the neighbouring buildings so that visitors in wheelchairs can access all the exhibition rooms. A very pleasant visit, warm welcome, fresh presentation and renewed collections in a charming atmosphere are all good reasons to discover the revamped Alsatian Museum!
Horaires d'ouverture
Open all week from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 6pm, open from 10am to 6pm continuously on weekends.
Closed on Tuesdays.
Closed on 1 January, Good Friday, 1 May, 1 and 11 November and 25 December.
Strasbourg Alsatian Museum - Musée alsacien de Strasbourg
The Alsatian Museum was founded in 1907. Located in 3 former houses in Strasbourg, linked by a maze of stairways and connecting passages, the museum displays over 5,000 artefacts witnessing the daily life of Alsatians in the 18th and 19th centuries.