Maison du Pain d'Alsace

Over het museum

The Maison du Pain d’Alsace is in Sélestat, a town with the Ville d’art et d’histoire label, in the former house of the bakers’ guild, a building dating from 1522. It is run by an association of around 80 members, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2026 and relies on volunteers, employees and apprentices.

Renovated in 2018, the museum traces the whole history of bread, from grain to loaf: agriculture, milling, the traditional know-how of bakers and the work of today’s craftspeople. It also devotes areas to Alsatian specialities such as kougelhopf, bretzel, lammele and bredele, as well as to the history of the bakers’ guild (the Zunft). Its objects come from the memories and documents of the association’s members.

The site combines the museum with a bakery (fournil) that produces breads, pastries and Alsatian specialities, a tea room with a terrace, and a shop selling Alsatian products. Throughout the year the association organises guided tours, workshops (bread, decorated biscuits) and events; the site welcomes around 13,000 visitors a year on average.

Hoogtepunten

• The history of bread, from grain to bakery, in a building dating from 1522
• Room dedicated to the bakers’ guild (Zunft)
• Alsatian specialities: kougelhopf, bretzel, lammele, bredele
• Artisan bakery and tea room with terrace
• Bread-making and biscuit-decorating workshops

Vaste collectie

• Histoire du pain et des spécialités boulangères alsaciennes – The route, renovated in 2018, traces the path from grain to bread, Alsatian specialities, the know-how of bakers and the history of their guild.

Beheerder

Association de la Maison du Pain d'Alsace

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free admission with the Museum Pass, the Pass Alsace or the Carte Pro Tourisme Alsace, and for association members, guides, teachers preparing a school visit, and tourist office professionals in the Grand Est region. A ticket for the museum entitles the holder to a reduced rate at the Bibliothèque Humaniste de Sélestat, and vice versa.

Toegankelijkheid

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

Workshops for children (for example “hands in the dough” and biscuit decorating) during the holidays; the family rate covers 2 adults and their children aged 7 to 18.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

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Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

Tea room with terrace, open at the same times as the bakery and the museum, with light refreshments: raw seasonal vegetables or soup served with the breads, pastries, tarts and bredele. Shop selling Alsatian products.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

The venue can host private or professional events.

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