The Museum of Alsace

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Alsace Museum (aka Museum of Folk Art) in the Saint-Nicolas promenade - the most distinctive in Strasbourg . course, the originals of Raphael and El Greco in an art museum there in a single copy, and you can see them only here . But only being in the capital of Alsace you can and always need to get acquainted with the roots and customs of the region, see for yourself the details of the life of its inhabitants, to know its beauty and history . After all, the history of Alsace is surprisingly rich and interesting . And besides, in this museum is now It's only nice and cozy that you should come here even without the intention to memorize the facts and figures, but just for fun .

Alsace's location in the border areas, a permanent close neighborhood with Germany and France have formed a unique culture of these places.

Museum Alsace was founded in 1902 . and opened to the public in 1907 . It occupies several charming old city buildings with traditional architecture on the shore, in the city center, opposite the Old customs . They are interconnected by galleries; sometimes during the tour will need to cross a pretty patio with internal balconies, sometimes - to climb the wooden ladder . Here collected a variety of items and vintage trinkets, characteristic way of life Alsatian . This interior with furniture, kitchen utensils, paintings, wall and obligatory forms for kugelhupfov . These are children's toys, house icons, decorative ceramics, folk costumes . These are lacquered chests for household items, women's caskets, tiles-wards, decorated with painted ceramics th tiles fireplaces and stoves lined with sheet iron of elegant manufacture .

Traditional tile, which was covered by Alsatian houses, for its form was called "beaver tail". At the ridge, one special tile was fixed, which drove away evil and misfortune - carefully painted or carved.

Most of the museum's expositions belong to the 18-19th centuries . During this period, the region was divided into two departments - Upper and Lower Rhine, then annexed by Germany . Already later he joined the regional association Alsace-Lorraine, and then even stayed for 11 days with the Soviet Republic . Alsace's location in the border areas, a permanent close neighborhood with Germany and France formed a unique the culture of these places - with specific costumes, special cuisine and even their own language, which is still spoken by the old inhabitants of the region (whereas young people are often two or three times) . It was when Alsace came under German rule that the need to undertake something to preserve its cultural heritage .

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The museum reconstructs the furnishings of the dwellings of different parts of the region, and for each of them it is its own, unique . Here you will see from the inside traditional handicrafts ie shops, homes of peasants, workers wineries and grape pickers, the inhabitants of the valleys of the Vosges . There is even a small collection of the Jewish population of the region life . In addition, in the Alsace museum, you can see models of the classic half-timbered houses that are so rich in the local region, and look at their internal arrangement, as well as evaluate the traditional ornaments of the house painting, which was very widely distributed in Alsace .

The lion's share of the exhibits from the museum's collection is extracted from these deaf villages. And in the total amount of the museum collection there are more than 5000 items.

Address: Strasbug, Quai Saint-Nicolas, 23-25.

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