Musea

Its collection is regularly enriched thanks to archeological excavations conducted in Strasbourg and Alsace under the aegis of the Regional Service of Archeology. Temporary exhibits presented each year keep visitors up-to-date on archaeological events in the region, making the Archaeological Museum a living showcase for French archaeological research in the heart of Rhenish society, a.o. … Lees verder » “Archaeological Museum”

The museum highlights centuries of Medieval and Renaissance art. The building housing the museum (museum de l’Oeuvre Notre-Dame), involved in the Cathedral’s construction since the 13th century. Its two wings, one Gothic, erected in 1347, the other Renaissance, already included a small museum of sculptures from the cathedral and rooms of historical interest. The exhibition … Lees verder » “The Oeuvre Notre-Dame”

The museum floor houses works from modernist pioneers Monet and Gauguin, New Realists, Raymond Hains, Arman, Daniel Spoeri, Signac, Valloton, Dufy, Kupka, Kandinsky, Larionov, Gontcharova, Delaunay, Picasso, Picabia, Herbin, Ernst, Magritte, Brauner, Baselitz and Spoerri, as well as examples of decorative art from Alsace around 1900. The display of work from 1970 to the present … Lees verder » “Modern and Contemporary Art”

The exhibition on the first floor of the Rohan Palace presents an overview of the history of European painting from its debut to 1870, the Italian and Flemish Primitives, Renaissance and Mannerism, Baroque, Naturalism and Classicism and finally modernism in the 19th century.  

The museum is housed on the ground floor of the Rohan Palace, The former residence of the four cardinals of Rohan, bishops and princes of Strasbourg. The cardinals’, apartments constitute two exceptional successions of ceremonial rooms, with the King’s apartments overlooking the River and the prince-bishop’,s apartments looking onto the courtyard. The splendid interior decor has … Lees verder » “Decorative Arts”

The Aubette is a huge historic monument with an interior design of Hans Jean Arp, Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Theo van Doesburg. The décor, furniture and typography is one of the major artistic productions of early twentieth century. The Aubette is an eighteenth century building that was renovated between 1873 and 1875 and the above artists … Lees verder » “Aubette”

The museum (Musée Alsacien) exhibits the art and folk tradition of the Alsatian region and some of Strasbourg’s oldest houses.