Museums and exhibition venues

 Located in Altkirch and near Switzerland (Basel) and Germany (Friborg), the CRAC Alsace is a contemporary art center dedicated to research and creation which, through the design of exhibitions, d editions and specific actions of mediation, endeavors to support artistic production by promoting encounters between the public, artists and works.

COMMON VISITS TO EXHIBITIONS

The public service offers guided tours of the exhibitions throughout the year.
Every Saturday and Sunday at 15 p.m., mediations are organized.

Mediators accompany you in the exhibition and give you keys to understanding the works on display.

Guided tours of the exhibitions are also offered all week by appointment.

Nestled at the foot of the ancestral castle which gave it birth and clinging to the mountainside, the town of Ferrette still seems to want to defend itself from a hypothetical invader ...

It is in the middle of paths and on medieval alleys protected by remarkable buildings, that our guide will accompany you on a fascinating journey through time.

During this "odyssey", you will rub shoulders with the Counts of Ferrette of course, but also the Emperors of Austria, King Louis XIV and even His Serene Highness Albert II of Monaco, whose links with Ferrette are recounted in the museum space. , a building dating from 1572, itself steeped in history!

History but also nature, since the city of the Counts, shelters an exceptional biodiversity characteristic of the Alsatian Jura massif of which it is the capital….

The museum space is located on the ground floor of the town hall of Ferrette, a building from 1572 listed in the inventory of historical monuments. It offers a permanent exhibition which traces in three languages ​​(French, German, English) the history of the city and the county. The opportunity to get to know the Habsburgs, the Mazarins and the Grimaldis, who left their mark on local history, through chronological panels and an audiovisual montage around the model of Ferrette. A touch screen allows you to view several videos on personalities who have marked Ferrette, such as Léon Lehmann, or to discover some reports on Ferrette.

These exhibitions were put on by history enthusiasts: Roland Vogel and Jean-Jacques Kielwasser, from Trésors de Ferrette, Paul-Bernard Munch and Philippe Lacourt, vice-presidents of the Sundgau History Society. Béatrice Kielwasser coordinated this exhibition set up by all the members of the association.  

 

The museum area also hosts temporary exhibitions.

Guided tours on request for groups and schools: tel. 03 89 68 23 20.

The Memorial of Haute Alsace is a project which follows on from the exhibition Les Tranchées Oubliés. Personalities and local facts such as the Zero Kilometer, Corporal Jules-André Peugeot, Second Lieutenant Mayer or the unique character of this piece of Alsace occupied by the French army will make it possible to enhance the unique past of the region. Sundgau region in the Great War of 14-18. The Memorial allows visitors to discover the daily life of both soldiers and civilians during this conflict and to understand their different viewpoints.

Take part in the great adventure of textile manufacturers by entering into the history and techniques of printing on fabrics from the XXth century to the present day. Flowers, Indians, cashmere in shimmering colors thus mingle with more contemporary textile creations in dyeing, printing or patchwork. Discover the extraordinary richness of the most important collection in the world through constantly updated temporary exhibitions.

This museum, the smallest in the world and specialist in postcards, preserves a collection of more than 20.000 postcards in a thousand binders from the surrounding villages, some of which date back over a hundred years. Come and discover local customs, religious festivals, work in the fields, trades ... as well as the history of the postcard.

 

In nuance, come and discover the municipal museum of fine arts. Born from a triple ambition: to provide an overview of the history of art, to promote French painting and to support local artists. This museum will allow you to dive into rich and harmonious works. From Brueghel to Henner via Courbet: love this charming museum housed at Villa Steinbach which stands out for its charm and elegance.

About fifteen kms or about a quarter of an hour by car from Saint-Louis. The Three Countries Museum, subsidized by the European INTERREG program, is the only museum in Europe devoted to three countries: it is indeed interested in the Three Frontiers region, between the German Black Forest, the French Vosges and the Swiss Jura. The exhibition of the Three Countries, an unmissable experience! In French and German, the permanent exhibition of the Three Countries offers visitors an overview of the region formed by the Pays de Baden, Alsace and Northwestern Switzerland. What common traits link the inhabitants of the Upper Rhine Region to each other? What process led to the tripartition of this region? What are the repercussions of borders on politics, the economy and everyday life? In rooms accessible to all, many interactive stations as well as audio stations allow all generations to have fun during the visit. An important collection and major exhibitions! Each year, the Musée des Trois Pays presents several temporary exhibitions devoted to a wide variety of themes: history, current affairs, regional culture or local art. They are based on the museum's collection which comprises approximately 1 items. A database provides online information on the various funds.

One of the largest firefighter museums in France.

It takes over, completes, modernizes and above all presents in its own premises the prestigious collection which constituted the Mulhouse firefighter museum and which was presented as part of the Railway museum in Mulhouse from 1978 to 2003.
Two halls (1100 and 1200 m2), showcases, an audio-visual room, a shop, a library ... Machines on wheels, a hundred equipment (equipment, clothing, unusual objects ...), a central full telephone, public fire alarms ...