UNTERLINDEN MUSEUM
The Unterlinden Museum is housed in the former Dominican convent of Unterlinden, founded in the 13th century. An important monastic complex in the 14th and 15th centuries, the convent became a centre of Christian mysticism in the Rhine Valley. After the departure of the nuns during the Revolution, the buildings became the property of the city of Colmar and were transformed into military barracks.
In the middle of the 19th century, when the former Unterlinden convent was slated for demolition, Louis Hugot, archivist and librarian for the city of Colmar, sought to save the building. In 1847, he founded the Schongauer Society. In 1848, a spectacular archaeological discovery contributed to the birth of the museum: a Gallo-Roman mosaic unearthed in Bergheim was placed in the convent chapel. In 1852, the works of the revolutionary museum were transferred to the former convent. The museum managed by the Schongauer Society opened its doors to the public in 1853, presenting a collection of sculptures and painted panels from the Antonine commandery in Issenheim.
1 Place Unterlinden
68000
Colmar
03 89 20 15 50
info@musee-unterlinden.com
www.musee-unterlinden.com
Visit to the Unterlinden Museum
It leads to the new architecture, the Ackerhof, named after the convent's former farmhouse. More than ever, the Musée Unterlinden displays its encyclopaedic collections. The visit is enhanced by a number of areas: the cloister garden, the museum orchard, a café, a shop, etc.
Having doubled its exhibition space since the end of 2015, the Museum now displays its collections on nearly 8000m². The Museum offers a tour covering nearly 7000 years of history, from prehistory to 20th century art.
Horaires d'ouverture
Mercredi au lundi : 9h – 18h
Mardi : fermé
Clôture des caisses 30 minutes avant la fermeture du Musée.
Jours fériés de fermeture : 1.1., 1.5., 1.11., 25.12
Public price
Adult : €13.00Kid : Free
Price with the pass
Adult : FreeKid : Free
Happy Family
4 June 2023 14:00
En famille
Free
Come and experience a moment of encounter and creation in the heart of the museum with the musical quartet Roots4Clarinets!
On Sunday 4 June, as a foretaste of the Fête de la Musique, come and experience, interpret and listen to them in music thanks to the Roots4Clarinets! A playful moment to experience with your family. For families, children from 3 years old.
Colmar
Place Unterlinden
68000 Colmar
France
+33389201558
reservations@musee-unterlinden.com
The "Archaeology" inspired pencil
16 June 2023 14:00
Animation ponctuelle
Free
By Eric Nieder, Urban Sketcher. What if we were to observe the archaeological collections with our pencil?
On Friday 16 June, for two hours, the architect and Urban Sketcher Eric Nieder invites you to put down on paper "your perception" of these objects from the past. The sketch becomes the echo of your emotions, the trace of an exchange, of an appropriation, of your pleasure in drawing. For adults and teenagers from 16 years old.
Colmar
1 Place Unterlinden
68000 Colmar
France
0389201550
info@musee-unterlinden.com
Family workshop on anthropology
From 17 to 18 June 2023
En famille
FreeThe archaeoanthropologist has an exciting job! They study skeletons during excavations, and then in the laboratory, to better understand the past. How do you excavate a grave? What does the position of a skeleton tell us? How do we know the age and sex of a person? Come and find out with two archaeo-anthropologists from INRAP, during a fun workshop for young and old. For families!
Colmar
1 Place Unterlinden
68000 Colmar
France
0389201550
info@musee-unterlinden.com
Jeu en famille I Muséofête !
2 July 2023 14:00
En famille
Free
Accompagnées des médiatrices du musée, les familles sont invitées à jouer dans le musée et à se régaler autour d’un goûter.
Le Musée Unterlinden est signataire de la Charte le musée Joyeux MÔM’ART. Pour les familles, enfant dès 3 ans.
Colmar
Place Unterlinden
68000 Colmar
France
+33389201558
reservations@musee-unterlinden.com
Accessibility
- Physical disability
- Visual disability
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The entire Unterlinden Museum is accessible to people with reduced mobility. People with reduced mobility can access all the rooms. Prams, wheelchairs and walkers are now easily accessible thanks to the lifts and inclined planes.
The Musée Unterlinden offers wheelchairs for visitors who have difficulty moving around, standing for several hours or visiting the museum independently.
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Accepted animals
Guide dogs are allowed.
Access conditions
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Bus from the station to the Museum: lines 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 ;
Get off at the Theatre stop.
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Follow city centre
Car parks: Mairie, Lacarre, Scheurer-Kestner
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To get to Colmar, regional trains from Basel or Strasbourg every 30 minutes.
From the station to the museum, on foot: 15 min walk.