The historical museum of Kaysersberg is located in the eponymous village, integrated since 2016 into the municipality of Kaysersberg Vignoble, in the Haut-Rhin, 12 km northwest of Colmar.
In the heart of traditional and touristic Alsace, between castles and vineyards, the establishment is housed on the first floor of a 16th century noble house (listed in the Inventory) which is already as such representative of the civil architecture of the region at that time.
The collections presented to the public are devoted to religious art but also to popular traditions of past centuries.
We thus discover a set of polychrome statues ranging from the 14th to the 18th century, including a rare "opening" Virgin from the 14th century (according to a medieval technique, the statue is equipped with an opening device revealing a religious scene). A magnificent Christ of the Palms is also to be seen. In another register, the fund also contains a set of axes dating from the Neolithic period, Roman tools, both precious and unusual handicrafts (host or waffle molds and irons, locks, firebacks typical of the Alsatian region), and traditional furniture.
In an exceptional setting, the museum thus allows you to dive into the past punctuated with artistic marvels.
Open every day except Tuesday in July and August and by appointment only the rest of the year. Price: free. Information on +33 3 89 78 11 11.