Museums and art galleries

In a farmhouse dating back to 1830, this museum exhibits the stages of the development of agricultural machinery over the past 200 years as well as tools of life in the past.  

The museum contributes to the preservation, enrichment, collections of deployment and exhibitions of works by Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1914). The ground floor is devoted to the exhaustive and careful presentation of very numerous models of statues and monuments (terracotta, plaster and gray soil) or the precious studio collection of the sculptor, still intact. The Statue of … Read more » “Bartholdi Museum”

The collection covers nearly 7 000 years of history, from the prehistoric, Roman, Merovingian and medieval era to 20th century art.  The Medieval cloister presents the art of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, with works by the likes of Martin Schongauer, Hans Holbein and Lucas Cranach, as well as the museum’s great masterpiece, the … Read more » “Unterlinden Museum”

The museum (Musée de l’Horlogerie) presents a large collection of clocks, watches and rare music boxes from the 16th to the 20th century in seven exhibition rooms.

The museum (Musée des Beaux-Arts) housed in the Villa Steinbach, has been created to provide an insight to the history of art, to spread French paintings and to supporting local artists. You will dive into rich and harmonious workships. From Brueghel to Henner over Bougueereau.  

The House (Maison du Patrimoine Edouard Boeglin) presents the architectural heritage of the city from the rapid growth of the city in the nineteenth century to contemporary architecture.  

The collection of the museum (Musée de l’Impression sur Etoffes) grew since 1833 to become what is today the premier collection of printed textiles in the world. In 1880, in order to house the ever growing collections the museum Rue des Bonnes Gens was built. Today, 6 million samples including 50,000 textile samples, and pieces … Read more » “Museum of printed textiles”

Since its construction in the 12th century by the Hohenstaufen dynasty and owners such as the Hohenstaufen, the Habsburger and the Hohenzollern in 1899. The castle has been a constant witness to both European conflicts and rivalry between lords, kings and emperors. The castle is a museum nowadays and open to the public.    

The permanent exhibition of the museum (Musée du Papier Peint) consists of a room with an explanation of the manufacturing processes and eight panoramics, or scenic wallpapers, manufactured by Zuber of Rixheim. The themes displayed are historical scenes.    

The castle was built in 1279 as a fortress of the Habsburger. It was destroyed during the Thirty Years war (1618-1648), but rebuilt after 1840. The castle is open to the public and houses a museum and organizes events.