The Rohan Castle Museum
The Saverne Museum is the oldest municipal museum in Alsace after those in Strasbourg and Colmar. In creating a museum in 1858, the city of Saverne expressed its interest and desire to preserve in a historical place "objects that bear witness to the greatness and antiquity of Saverne". These included the first archaeological discoveries made in the Saverne area, the many sandstone sculptures discovered by chance during construction or consolidation work on houses or during the digging of the Marne-Rhine canal in 1845, as well as paintings from Saverne's churches and the castle.
From the outset, the museum's aim was to preserve Saverne's heritage as a whole.
The museum was initially housed in the Saint-Michel chapel, which was located near the parish church and the castle. In 1952, the city of Saverne bought the Rohan castle from the Domaines and moved the museum to the second floor in the south wing. At the end of the 1980s, the museum moved to the central part of the castle adjoining the south wing. This was reserved for the Louise Weiss section, which opened in 1996.
Place du Général de Gaulle
Château des Rohan
67700
Saverne
03 88 71 63 95
accueil-musee-saverne@orange.fr
www.saverne.fr
Visit of the Rohan Castle Museum and its gazebo
The Rohan Castle Museum features rich archaeological collections of Gallo-Roman and medieval objects discovered in and around Saverne. The museum has three sections: art and history, Louise Weiss and archaeology.
Temporary exhibitions are regularly offered there. Possibility to visit the museum and access the castle roof, the gazebo (on request, only in the afternoon and good weather conditions).
Possibility to visit the gloriette with the Pass'Alsace: discover this unusual place overlooking landscapes and monuments with orientation tables and short historical comments.
The cellars of the castle house the archaeological collections. On the 2nd floor, the rooms of the Art and History section are still being transformed. The rooms devoted to Louise Weiss allow visitors to understand the beginnings of European construction by discovering the avant-garde political projects that she supported between 1919 and 1934 in her international political magazine l'Europe Nouvelle: Franco-German rapprochement, the first projects for European union and the League of Nations.
Complément
Lantern closed - access to the roof of the Château des Rohan is closed for an indefinite period while the door is repaired! We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will let you know as soon as possible when it reopens.
Horaires d'ouverture
From 3 February to 15 June: Wednesday to Friday, 2pm to 6pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm.
From 15 June to 15 September: Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm.
Exceptional closing dates: 1 January, Good Friday, 1 May, 1 November, 24, 25 and 31 December. Exceptionally closed from 8 January to 2 February 2024 inclusive.
Public price
Adult : €5.00Kid : Free
Price with the pass
Adult : FreeKid : Free
Access conditions
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The area around the Château des Rohan, where the Museum is located, has two car parks with 95 and 400 spaces.