The Écomusée d'Alsace is an
open-air museum
An open-air museum is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts outdoors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum.
Definition
Open air is "the unconfined atmosphere ... outside buildings" ...
located in
Ungersheim
Ungersheim (; ) is a ''commune'' in the Haut-Rhin ''department'' of Grand Est in eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.
It is known for:
* the ...
,
Grand Est
Grand Est (; ) is an Regions of France, administrative region in northeastern France. It superseded three former administrative regions, Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine, on 1 January 2016 under the provisional name of Alsace-Champagne-A ...
in
France
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which claims to be the country's largest. It showcases 80 houses, barns, and other historic rural buildings from across
Alsace
Alsace (, ; ) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland. In January 2021, it had a population of 1,9 ...
. It is a
Museum of France
Museum of France (, ) is a title given to the main state museums in France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana i ...
(''Musée de France'').
External links
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Homepage
Open-air museums in France
Museums in Grand Est