Cabinet des estampes et des dessins
Collection of old prints and drawings from the Musées de Strasbourg, viewable only by appointment at the Pôle d’étude et de conservation.
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About the museum
The Strasbourg graphic arts collection began to take shape at the end of the 19th century as a complement to the paintings of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, before becoming an independent department. It was first housed in a wing of the Palais Rohan, and in 1918 it received the documentary collection of the Musée Hohenlohe.
In 1984 the cabinet moved to 5 place du Château, where it remained for some forty years. In 1995 the modern works were assigned to a graphic arts department at the Musée d’Art moderne et contemporain, while the Alsatian holdings and the portraits remained in the historic collection.
Today the cabinet is located in the Pôle d’étude et de conservation of the Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg, at the Port du Rhin, close to the digitisation, framing and restoration workshops. It holds drawings and prints from the 15th to the mid-19th century from the Italian, Northern and German schools, ornament prints, designs for goldsmiths’ work, views and portraits connected with Strasbourg and Alsace, as well as popular prints and 19th-century Alsatian lithographs.
Highlights
- Old prints by Mantegna, Dürer, Cranach and Piranesi
- Drawings and prints of the Italian, Northern and German schools, from the 15th to the 19th century
- Ornament prints and designs for goldsmiths’ work
- Views and portraits of Strasbourg and Alsace
- Popular prints and 19th-century Alsatian lithographs
- Founded
- 1890
- Operated by
- Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator
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A lift serves the cabinet. The website of the Musées de Strasbourg presents the offers for visitors with disabilities.
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Starcoop · 200 m
Tram D (direction Kehl) to the Starcoop stop, then about 200 m on foot after crossing the railway line; bus line 2 (direction Jardin des 2 Rives) to the Coopérative stop.
The cabinet is housed in the Pôle d’étude et de conservation of the Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg. Enhanced security checks (Vigipirate) take place at the city’s museums.
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| Good to know | Works on paper are sensitive to light, so they are not permanently on display; consultation is by appointment. |
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