Museums of Colmar

COLMAR

Bartholdi Museum 

The house where Auguste Bartholdi (1834 - 1904) was born at the heart of the old town of Colmar, houses a Museum dedicated to this emblematic artist. In the rooms spread over 3 stories, models of his monuments from several towns are on display. A...

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Museum of the municipal factories 

Located on the site of the former water pumping station for the Colmar basin, this 1884 builded museum preserves the industrial heritage linked to the activities of the city factories (drinking water, gas lighting, electric power and public...

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Toy Museum 

Located in a former cinema, the Toy Museum ‘Musée du Jouet’ welcomes young and old in the heart of Colmar’s city-centre. The museum presents a collection of toys from the 19th century to today. Throughout a theme-oriented visit, you’ll...

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Unterlinden Museum 

A visit to the Unterlinden Museum covers nearly 7,000 years of history, from the prehistoric era to 20th century art. Whilst travelling in time, visitors can also discover the multiple facets of its architecture, which have been unified and enhanced...

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Natural history and ethnography Museum 

In the heart of the Little Venice quarter, in a beautiful historic municipal building, discover this museum labeled in 2003 as "Musée de France". It is the showcase of a learned society founded in 1859 by leading scientists. It has very rich...

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The Hansi Village and its Museum 

The Village of Hansi and his Museum is located in front of the famous "Maison des Têtes". Come in and discover the city of Colmar in the lifetime of the famous artist Jean-Jacques Waltz, so called "Hansi". Find out about the fascinating World...

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Unterlinden Museum 

The Musée Unterlinden’s original location in the 13th century convent is now linked to the former municipal baths building inaugurated in 1906. The architects Herzog & de Meuron connected the two buildings and added a contemporary extension. An...

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Toy Museum 

On March 12, 1985, Georges Trincot, an artist from Colmar and collector of antique toys, and Pierre Patoor, set up the Musée Animé du Jouet et des Petits Trains (MAJEPT) association. Their objective was to encourage the exhibiting of toys (trains...

FRELAND

Maison du pays welche 

Set up in a former XVIIe century presbytory, the Museum of the Welche region displays the ways of life, the traditions and customs of this sector in which, unlike in the rest of Alsace, the inhabitants speak a Romanesque dialect called welche and...

FRELAND

The three Barlier Museums 

In a valley in the 'Welche' (French-speaking) region of Alsace, an ivy-covered building contains Ambroise Barlier's old smithy, the only water-powered forge visible in France, his own creation. The visitor's eyes are attracted by the huge metal...