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Musée historique de Haguenau

Coordinates: 48°48′46″N 7°47′29″E / 48.81278°N 7.79139°E / 48.81278; 7.79139
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Musée historique de Haguenau
Rear of the museum in March 2019
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Established1900
Location9 Rue du Maréchal Foch, 67500 Haguenau, France
Coordinates48°48′46″N 7°47′29″E / 48.81278°N 7.79139°E / 48.81278; 7.79139
TypeHistory museum
Archaeological museum
Art museum
Public transit accessBus Ritmo Line 1, stop Marché aux Grains[1]
Websitewww.ville-haguenau.fr/musee-historique

The Musée historique (Historical museum) is one of the three museums of Haguenau, France. It was established in 1900 and inaugurated in 1905, when Haguenau was a German town and part of Alsace-Lorraine. In spite of its name, it is as much an art museum as a museum dedicated to History.

The museum was founded by the mayor, Xavier Nessel, who was also a keen amateur archaeologist. The building was initially designed to house the municipal collections, the municipal archive and the municipal library.[2] It was built by the architects Joseph Müller (1863–??) and Richard Kuder [de] (1852–1912)[3] who also designed the Strassburger Sängerhaus.

Apart from artefacts relating to the history of the town, including its Jewish community, the museum owns a rich collection of archaeological finds from the Neolithic, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age and the Gallo-Roman period. It also displays a number of Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque artworks from religious and secular buildings from the town and its surroundings; in many cases, those buildings themselves (such as Frederick Barbarossa's castle in Haguenau) have long disappeared. The museum also owns a collection of Strasbourg faience by the Hannong Family and a collection of modern art, including Art Nouveau glassware (among which the Henninger collection – 81 works by Gallé, Lalique, Daum, etc. and a cabinet by Majorelle – donated in 2014 and then worth €357,600 (equivalent to $460,245 in 2023)[4]) and paintings.[5][6]

The ethnographic and folk art collections relating to Alsace were moved to the Musée alsacien nearby in 1972.

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  • The building
    The building
  • Inside the museum
    Inside the museum
  • Prehistoric funerary objects
    Prehistoric funerary objects
  • Jupiter Taranis, 2nd-century
    Jupiter Taranis, 2nd-century
  • Stele with three Goddesses, 3rd-century
    Stele with three Goddesses, 3rd-century
  • Saint John (Evangelist), 15th-century
    Saint John (Evangelist), 15th-century
  • Christ and Apostles, 15th-century
    Christ and Apostles, 15th-century
  • Bust of a man, early 16th-century
    Bust of a man, early 16th-century
  • Porcelain by Joseph Hannong, 18th-century
    Porcelain by Joseph Hannong, 18th-century
  • Art Nouveau curio cabinet, early 20th-century
    Art Nouveau curio cabinet, early 20th-century

References

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  1. ^ "MH - Informations pratiques". Ville de Haguenau. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ^ "MH - Le bâtiment". Ville de Haguenau. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Historical Museum". Structurae. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "COLLECTION HENNINGER : acceptation d'une donation d'œuvres d'art" (PDF). actes.haguenau.fr. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "MH - Les collections". Ville de Haguenau. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Musée Historique". Musées d'Alsace. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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