Musée Tomi-Ungerer – Centre international de l'illustration

About the museum

The Musée Tomi Ungerer – Centre international de l’illustration opened in 2007 in the Villa Greiner, a 19th-century villa in Strasbourg. It presents itself as the first museum in France dedicated solely to illustration drawing of the 20th and 21st centuries, and has held the Musée de France label since 2008.

Tomi Ungerer (1931–2019), born in Strasbourg, has given a large part of his work to his native city since 1975. He worked for children’s publishing, advertising and satirical drawing, and also created collages and sculptures. His well-known books include “Les Trois Brigands”.

The collection comprises about 14,000 drawings by the artist, some 1,500 toys from his personal collection, and more than 2,000 works by other French and foreign illustrators. Because works on paper are sensitive to light, the displays change three times a year and present different themes drawn from Ungerer’s work and the wider collection. The museum also organizes monographic and thematic exhibitions devoted to other artists.

Highlights

• About 14,000 drawings donated by Tomi Ungerer
• Collection of about 1,500 toys belonging to the artist
• Children’s illustrations, satirical drawings and posters
• Works by other illustrators, including Blechman, André François and William Steig
• Thematic displays that change three times a year

Permanent exhibition

• Collection Tomi Ungerer et accrochages thématiques – A tour through the museum’s holdings, with children’s drawings, satirical and advertising drawings, and works by other illustrators, renewed by three thematic displays a year.

Founded

2007

Operated by

Ville de Strasbourg (Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: First Sunday of each month

Tickets are sold at the museum ticket desks only (no online sales). Admission is also free for job seekers, social assistance recipients, journalists, ICOM members, and holders of the Museums-Pass, Pass Alsace, Carte Culture and Pass éducation. Prices may change during temporary exhibitions.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility and has an elevator. Wheelchairs and folding stools are available to borrow; an induction loop is installed at the ticket desk for hard-of-hearing visitors. The museum is also described as suitable for deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors, people with intellectual disabilities and older visitors.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities

The museum offers workshops and family tours (workshops from age 4, on weekends and during school holidays) and has signed the Môm’Art charter. Baby-changing facilities are available in the restrooms. Strollers and wheelchairs can be borrowed at the ticket desk.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop on site.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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