The municipal museum of Saverne, a small town in the Bas-Rhin

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of France, is the oldest museum in the historic Alsace region outside of

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and

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, having been founded in 1858. It is located in the former Rohan Castle since 1952. The museum is divided into three sections. The ''archaeological'' department in the vaulted basement is dedicated to the Gallo-Roman and

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past of the antique and its surroundings.
The ''art and history'' department on the second floor is dedicated to the history of the castle and of the town, to local and regional costumes and folk art, and to sculptures from churches and chapels of Saverne and its periphery.
A third department is dedicated to the ''donation

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''. Apart from personal and historical documents, and furniture, the collections assembled and bequeathed by the author, journalist, feminist, and politician of Alsatian descent comprises works of folk art from Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Morocco, Russia, Sudan, and several other countries across the globe, as well as decorative arts, drawings, paintings by Western European artists such as Daum, Raoul Dufy, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Kees van Dongen. The Louise Weiss section of the museum was created in 1983 and is presented in its current form since 1996.

Gallery

Saverne Musée du château des Rohan 2014 (11).JPG, A view of the archaeological section Saverne Musée du château des Rohan 2014 (20).JPG, A view of the archaeological section Saverne Musée du château des Rohan 2014 (22).JPG,

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of Catullinus in the archaeological section Saverne Musée du château des Rohan 2014 (04).JPG, Christian statuary in the art and history section Saverne Musée du château des Rohan 2014 (06).JPG, Fragments from the castle and other buildings in the art and history section Chaussure chinoise Saverne 02 05 2012 1.jpg, 18th-century Chinese shoe for bound foot in the Louise Weiss section

References

External links

Official website
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