Hanau Museum
The Bouxwiller museum was created by an association in 1933. Gauthier Thieling, its first curator, was a history enthusiast and literature teacher at the Bouxwiller secondary school. Initially housed in the Town Hall, the museum acquired an important collection of popular arts and traditions under the impetus of its second curator, Alfred Matt, who remained in post until 1995.
In 1994, the town of Bouxwiller joined the mutualised conservation scheme set up by the Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park and appointed a professional curator. The project of a society museum, dealing with the territory as a whole and in all its dimensions, beyond popular arts and traditions, began to emerge. It then obtained the "Musée de France" designation and became municipal.
On 29 June 2013, after two years of work, the new Museum of the Pays de Hanau opened its doors and exhibited a selection of its collections in an attractive and warm scenography.
3 place du Château
67330
BOUXWILLER
03 88 00 38 39
contact@museedupaysdehanau.eu
www.museedupaysdehanau.eu
Visit to the Hanau Museum
Discover the history, culture and natural environment of the charming Hanau area at this museum with a modern style.
The Pays de Hanau Museum is housed in a remarkably renovated architectural complex, listed as a Historic Monument. The 16th century wheat market and the former 14th century castle chapel serve as the setting for this Museum of France, a real tool for interpreting a territory with multiple heritages.
Opening hours
From 1 July to 15 September: Wednesday to Friday, 10am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 6pm. Saturday and Sunday: 2pm to 6pm.
14 July and 15 August:
- if Wednesday, Thursday or Friday: 2pm to 6pm
- if Monday or Tuesday: closed
Museum closed on Mondays and Tuesdays (including public holidays).
From 16 September to 30 June: Wednesday to Sunday, 2pm to 6pm.
Museum closed Mondays and Tuesdays (including public holidays).
Exceptionally closed: January, 1 May, Easter Sunday and 24, 25, 26 and 31 December.
Information
The visit lasts on average 1h - 1h30.
Public price
Adult : €7.00Kid : Free
Price with the pass
Adult : FreeKid : Free
Exhibition « Costumes et Images d'Alsace, se garir en Pays de Hanau »
From 28 February to 25 October 2026
Exposition temporaire<br>Terroir & Produits Locaux
Free
For the very first time, an exhibition analyses history, evolution and the stakes behind regional costumes worn in Hanau Country. The Museum of the Country of Hanau presents a large exhibition on the regional costume, thanks to an important construction of the collections on nearly 3,000 textile pieces - between 2022 and 2024 - having studied the rediscovered treasures.
From the pieces of clothing worn on the territory, their formal evolutions and specificities, the exhibition is interested in users and functions behind the variety of fabrics, embroidery and infinity of the techniques used. Can textiles trace life paths? How did the black-knoted hair come about? The reappropriations, artistic, historical or even folkloric, will also allow us to grasp the richness, longevity and inspiration of this local textile history.
Nearly 300 works are presented in the temporary exhibition space, with a large majority rotating mid-term. This is the occasion to admire new pieces coming to renew the speech, offering almost a second exhibition.
Bouxwiller
3 place du Château
Parvis du Musée
67330 BOUXWILLER
France
0388003839
contact@museedupaysdehanau.eu
Workshop « Build your plastron! »
25 March 2026 at 15:00
Pour les enfants
FreeLet your creativity flow alongside the volunteers of the Group Folklorique du Pays de Hanau de Bouxwiller. Children will be invited to make their own plastron, an iconic piece of regional costume. Inspired by its rich scenery, they can reinterpret and customize it according to their desires.
Bouxwiller
3 place du Château
Parvis du Musée
67330 BOUXWILLER
France
0388003839
contact@museedupaysdehanau.eu
Workshop "A costume for Männele and Madile"
23 April 2026 at 14:30
En famille<br>Terroir & Produits Locaux
Adult : €10.00 - Kid : €10.00
Manon Zinck offers a playful workshop around the Alsatian costume to dress a Männele (little boy) or a Madele (little girl). After a bilingual (French/Alsatian) presentation of the different parts of the traditional costumes, the speaker invited the children to dress their characters with clothes cut from foam paper. The participants will leave with their creation, annotated with the name of the clothes in Alsatian.
Bouxwiller
3 place du Château
67330 BOUXWILLER
France
0388707016
contact@museedupaysdehanau.eu
Accessibility
- Hearing impairment
- Mental disability
- Physical disability
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The museum is equipped with a lift and is fully accessible to people with reduced mobility. There are benches all along the route, allowing you to rest regularly. A car park is reserved for you at 40 m from the main entrance of the Museum. -
Visual disability
A booklet in Braille and large print as well as illuminated magnifying glasses (magnifications: 2.5x, 3x, 4x and 5x) are available for the visually impaired. Ask for them at the reception desk.
Access conditions
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Bus shuttles between the train stations of Saverne and Obermodern, and the centre of Bouxwiller.
Obermodern is on the Ter line Strasbourg-Sarreguemines-Sarrebruck.
The museum is 300 m from the bus stop. -
Bouxwiller is located 40 minutes by car from Strasbourg,
1h10 from Saarbrücken and 1h30 from Nancy.The Museum is located in the centre of Bouxwiller, near the Town Hall. Parking and restaurants are available near the museum.
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Bus shuttles between the train stations of Saverne and Obermodern, and the centre of Bouxwiller.
Obermodern is on the Ter line Strasbourg-Sarreguemines-Sarrebruck.
The museum is 300 m from the bus stop.