Musée du Patrimoine et du Judaïsme alsacien
Museum in a half-timbered house dating from 1590 in Marmoutier: crafts, rural life, popular beliefs and Alsatian Judaism in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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About the museum
The museum occupies a half-timbered house dated 1590, a Renaissance-style patrician residence that faced the square of the Marmoutier abbey. The building has been a listed historic monument since 1932; the protection covers in particular the oriel façades, the roof and the polychrome painted ceilings of the ground floor.
Over three floors, the museum tells of the craftsmen who worked on the abbey church, as well as of rural life and Judaism in Alsace in the 18th and 19th centuries. The route is organised by theme: façade, kitchen, Stube, linen room, Renaissance hall, popular beliefs, Judaism, forge, pottery, trades, and an area devoted to Albert Kahn.
The Judaism room brings together many domestic and ritual objects, displayed in cases dedicated to each Jewish festival (Passover, Sukkot, Purim, Hanukkah). The museum also traces the Jewish presence in Marmoutier, attested from the early 14th century: the community numbered fewer than 30 people in 1650, 299 in 1784 and nearly 500 in the mid-19th century. The museum also has a mikveh.
Highlights
- Half-timbered house from 1590, listed as a historic monument
- Polychrome painted ceilings on the ground floor
- Judaism room with cases on the Jewish festivals
- Mikveh
- Rooms on crafts, forge, pottery and popular beliefs
- Albert Kahn area
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €7 |
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| Reduced | €5Students with ID and holders of the Pass musées |
| Children & teens | €5free up to age 11 · Rate for ages 12 to 18; free for children under 12. |
| Students & apprentices | €5On presentation of a student card. |
| Groups (12+ people) | €5 per personGroups of 12 people and more; booking required. |
Adults aged 18 and over pay €7. Admission is free for school groups and children under 12.
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| Good to know | Group visits by reservation, by email or by phone. A virtual visit is offered on the museum's website. |
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