The Musée Bartholdi is a museum dedicated to French sculptor
Auguste Bartholdi and is situated at 30 rue des Marchands in
Colmar, at the artist's birthplace. The museum has the "Musée de France" label. In 2011, the building was labeled "
Maisons des Illustres
''Maisons des Illustres'' is a mark of quality (French: ''label de qualité'') of buildings in France, indicating places where the purpose is to preserve the memory of people distinguished in the political, social and cultural history of France. " by the Ministry of Culture and Communication. In the courtyard there is a statue named ''Statue des grands soutiens du monde''. Two doors of the 17th century were registered as a
monument historique on 18 June 1926. In 2012, the museum numbered over 16,000 visitors.
Works exhibited
Among many other, works by Bartholdi that can be seen in the museum include:
* preparatory models for monuments created by the sculptor in the city, namely the statue of General Rapp, the Roesselmann fountain, the Hirn monument, the Schwendi fountain, the statue of
Martin Schongauer
Martin Schongauer (c. 1450–53, Colmar – 2 February 1491, Breisach), also known as Martin Schön ("Martin beautiful") or Hübsch Martin ("pretty Martin") by his contemporaries, was an Alsatian engraver and painter. He was the most important ...
, the statue of Admiral Bruat, the statue of the small grower and the statue of Alsacian Cooper;
* preparatory models for the ''
Lion of Belfort
The ''Lion of Belfort'', in Belfort, France, is a monumental sculpture by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty (''Liberty Enlightening the World'').
Overview
Finished in 1880, it is made entirely of red sandstone ...
'';
* the ''Martyr moderne'' symbolizing the ultimate patriotic uprising by Poland against the Russian tsars (allegory of the myth of Prometheus);
* a preparatory model of an ear of ''
Liberty Enlightening the World'', commonly known as the
Statue of Liberty
* a preparatory model of a horse's head for the ''
Fontaine Bartholdi'';
* a collection of objects referring to the presence of a Jewish community in Alsace that has been well established for centuries.
File:Auguste Bartholdi est né dans cette maison.jpg, Plaque indicating that Bartholdi was born here
File:Entrance of Musée Bartholdi, Colmar.jpg, Entrance of the museum
In popular culture
The museum is featured in the 2019 documentary about Bartholdi and the Statue of Liberty, ''Liberty: Mother of Exiles''.
See also
*
List of single-artist museums
This is a list of single-artist museums, which are museums displaying the work of, or bearing the name of, a single visual artist.
* Basuki Abdullah – Basoeki Abdullah Museum, Jakarta, Indonesia
* Affandi – Affandi Museum, Yogyakarta, Indon ...
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Statue of Liberty Museum
The Statue of Liberty Museum is located on Liberty Island in New York City. The museum opened on May 16, 2019, and is focused on the creation, meaning, and history of the Statue of Liberty (formally ''Liberty Enlightening the World''), a large sta ...
References
External links
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Official site
Art museums and galleries in France
Museums in Colmar
Jewish museums in France
Museums devoted to one artist
Maisons des Illustres
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