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Ecomuseum like a traditional village, with collections of historic buildings, heritage objects and a biodiversity area.
As early as 1971, faced with the deterioration of Alsace's architectural heritage, a group of young enthusiasts decided to set up a conservation project. In 1980, the first house was saved from demolition and rebuilt on an uncultivated plot of land in the commune of Ungersheim: the start of the great adventure of the Écomusée d'Alsace! The museum welcomed its first visitors in the summer of 1984. Today, it's the largest open-air museum in France!
The Écomusée d'Alsace is organized like a real Alsatian village from the early 20th century, right in the heart of nature. Discover Alsace's rural heritage as you explore more than 80 traditional buildings: houses, farms, schools, chapels, railway stations, sawmills... It presents the main types of Alsatian architecture, selected for their representativeness of a particular region, period or social group. These buildings were all built thanks to donations from Alsatians. The immersion is completed by a collection of almost 100,000 everyday objects, clothes and tools, for a real leap into the past! But it's also an area of preserved biodiversity, with 4 nature trails: through the fields, through the forest and along the river. Thanks to our activities and volunteers, the village lives to the rhythm of the seasons and Alsatian traditions: pig feeding, cow milking, old-fashioned school and seasonal recipes. Don't miss the boat, cart and tractor rides and other themed events.
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Opening time and information on ALSATIAN ECOMUSEUM
Open from April 5 to November 2, 2025 and from December 6, 2024 to January 4, 2026. Closed on Mondays. Free for children under 4. Adults: €16.50. Children (aged 4 to 17): €11. Vacation vouchers. Children welcome. Guided tour. Restaurant. Gift store. Entertainment.
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The Ecomusée d'Alsace : just about all Alsace in a nutshell !
The Écomusée d’Alsace is the largest living open-air museum in France and shows an Alsatian village from the early 20th century. It illustrates what rural life was like in Alsace and invites visitors to find out about the popular traditions and art of the region, including buildings and artefacts, craftsmen at work, temporary exhibitions, attractions and events both small and large.
In 2014, the museum also started turning its attention to the major challenges that tomorrow holds in store for us, for the environment, agriculture, nature and “living together”. A new area, “Living in the 21st century”, featuring a festival of experiments in architecture, heralds the start of this new project, which shows that the Écomusée d’Alsace is also very much a museum of today’s society, with a firmly-established heritage and tourist facilities, of which it is justly proud.
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Vous découvrirez de vraies maisons alsaciennes démontées puis reconstruites sur place, avec un savoir-faire impressionnant.
Je conseille d'arriver tôt le matin dès l'ouverture, car pendant les vacances l'après midi il y avait énormément de monde, mais aussi parce qu'il y a pleins de choses à voir et découvrir.
Impossible de tout faire en une journée, il faudra revenir !
Merci aux bénévoles qui font vivre ce musée et également à ceux qui sont payés pour l'entretenir.