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Visit the Alsatian Museum in Haguenau

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One room is reserved for different regional costumes. There is also a reconstruction of a potter’s workshop, alongside a traditional interior with a kitchen and a “Stub” (chamber) equipped with an alcove. The astronomical clock is a copy of one built for Ulm (Germany) in 1581 by Isaac Habrecht of Switzerland.

Horaires

From 16 September to 30 June: Wednesday to Sunday from 2pm to 5.30pm

From 1 July to 15 September: Wednesday to Sunday from 10am to 12pm and from 1.30pm to 5.30pm

Exceptionally closed on 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May, 1 November and 25 December

Contact

www.ville-haguenau.fr/musee-alsacien

03 88 06 59 99


Alsatian Museum in Haguenau

The building, which was partially remodelled in the 19th century, was built around 1486 and served as the chancellery of the former Free City of Haguenau until 1790. The building was originally built with gables. The six medieval brackets on the balcony come from the 14th century town hall (destroyed in 1784). The paintings on the façade date from the beginning of the century and represent the arms and seal of Haguenau, the coat of arms of the Empire and the coats of arms of patricians and notables of the Free City.

The astronomical clock, with astrolabe dial, comes from the Historical Museum for which it was made in 1904 by the firm Hörz in Ulm, Germany. It is a copy of the clock built for the Ulm Town Hall in 1581 by the Swiss Isaac Habrecht.

The square tower, built to house the city archives, was also occupied by the treasury, the office and the chancellor's secretary's quarters. The municipal archives were kept here until they were transferred to the Historical Museum building at the beginning of the 20th century.

The Alsatian Museum was set up in this building in 1972 to present the collections of folk arts and traditions previously kept in the Historical Museum.