Musée alsacien (Strasbourg)
Museum in France
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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,[1] 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.[2] It also features a rich collection of artifacts documenting the everyday life of Alsatian Jews.
Courtyard of the museum | |
  Location within Strasbourg | |
| Established | 1907 |
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| Location | 23-25, quai Saint-Nicolas, 67000 Strasbourg, France |
| Coordinates | 48.579167°N 7.750556°E |
| 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 |
The museum is located in several Renaissance timber framed houses on the Quai Saint-Nicolas, on the banks of the Ill river.[2] In 1917, it was bought by the city of Strasbourg.[citation needed]
Another, smaller, Musée alsacien exists in the city of Haguenau, 30 kilometers north of Strasbourg.
