Musée historique et militaire de Huningue
Museum of the Société d’histoire de Huningue on Vauban’s fortress, the town’s industrial history and the two World Wars.
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About the museum
The Huningue museum is run by the Société d’histoire de Huningue, Village-Neuf et de la région frontalière. It is housed in a former fortress administration building, nicknamed the “Casino”, near the old parade ground. The collections date back to 1951, when Lucien Kiechel acquired in Switzerland a set of prints and documents relating to Huningue; donations and purchases later enriched them. The society states that the museum has occupied the building since 1979.
The route traces the history of the fortress built by Vauban on the Rhine border and of its three sieges, in 1796, 1814 and 1815. Models, plans, prints, portraits and letters patent bring to life the military life of the stronghold and its defenders, among them General Barbanègre. Other documents evoke the Revolution, the garrison town, the industrial town and episodes of the two World Wars.
The museum also displays weapons, uniforms and armour, costumes, craft tools and objects of religious and communal practice. Views of the former imperial fish farm of Huningue-Blotzheim, the Landskron castle and the Michelfelden farmstead (cense) complete the collection. The museum’s garden, modelled on a French garden, lies alongside.
Highlights
- Models, plans and prints of Vauban’s fortress and its three sieges
- Military collections: weapons, uniforms and armour
- Industrial history of Huningue and episodes of the two World Wars
- Mementos of General Barbanègre
- Museum garden modelled on a French garden
Permanent exhibition
- Collections permanentes du musée historique et militaire – History of Vauban’s fortress and its sieges, of the garrison town and of the industrial town, with military collections and mementos of the two World Wars.
- Operated by
- Société d'histoire de Huningue, Village-Neuf et de la région frontalière
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,916
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free for under 18s. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €3.50 per personGuided tour in French or German, per person, from 10 people. |
Individual admission €2; guided tour €3.50 per person for groups of at least 10 people.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
The Abbatucci underground car park, right next to the museum, is free for the first hour, from 12:00 to 14:00, from 19:00 to 00:30, and on Sundays and public holidays from 07:00 to 00:30.
The museum is in the historic centre of Huningue, at 6 rue des Boulangers.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours by appointment, in French or German for groups; book on 03 89 81 65 11. |
