The Musée alsacien ( Alsatian museum) is a

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in Strasbourg in the

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department of

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. It opened on 11 May 1907 and is dedicated to all aspects of (mostly rural) daily life in pre-industrial and early industrial Alsace. It contains over 5000 exhibits and is notable for the reconstruction of the interiors of several traditional houses. It also features a rich collection of artifacts documenting the everyday life of Alsatian Jews. The museum is located in several Renaissance

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houses on the ''Quai Saint-Nicolas'', on the banks of the Ill river. In 1917 it was bought by the city of Strasbourg. Another, smaller, Musée alsacien exists in the city of Haguenau, 30 kilometers north of Strasbourg.

References

Bibliography

*''Le Musée Alsacien de Strasbourg'', Éditions des musées de la ville de Strasbourg 2006,

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Gallery of Jewish artifacts from the museum's collection
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