Musée de la Folie Marco

Over het museum

La Folie Marco is a large country house built between 1760 and 1763 for Louis-Félix Marco, bailiff of Barr, outside the town gates in the middle of the vineyards. The bailiff lived there with his wife and son until his death in 1772. Several middle-class families then succeeded one another in the house, which served as both main residence and holiday home and was altered several times.

In 1922, the brothers Henri and Gustave Schwartz bought the house and gathered antique furniture, works of art, paintings, tableware and books there. On their deaths, they bequeathed the house and their collections to the town of Barr so that it could become a museum, which opened in the 1960s. The town now runs it as a museum of decorative arts.

The visit follows chronological order. The oldest furniture, chests and large Alsatian wardrobes of the 17th century open the route. The 18th-century rooms retain their original wall decoration, with stucco, marquetry furniture, clocks and faience tableware. The 19th century, the richest period of the collections, is illustrated by Empire and Restoration furniture and objects. In some rooms, the books and everyday objects of the Schwartz brothers evoke life in the 1940s and 1950s.

Hoogtepunten

• 17th-century Alsatian furniture, including large wardrobes
• 18th-century rooms with original stucco wall decoration
• Marquetry furniture, clocks and faience tableware
• Furniture and objects in the Empire and Restoration styles
• Objects and books of the Schwartz brothers, the last owners
• Garden with free access

Vaste collectie

• Collections permanentes – Furniture, faience and works of art, presented by period from the 17th to the 20th century, in an 18th-century mansion.

Beheerder

Ville de Barr

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 6.951

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free admission for residents of Barr and town employees, as well as holders of the Museums-Pass-Musées, press card, Pass STA or Alsace Pro Tourisme card. Garden admission is free.

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Kinderen & gezin

Free admission for children up to age 16.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

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