Musée des Arts décoratifs de Strasbourg, Art museum in Palais Rohan, Strasbourg, France
The Musée des Arts décoratifs occupies the ground floor of the Palais Rohan, the former city palace of the Prince-Bishops of the Rohan family. One half consists of late Baroque, Rococo and Empire chambers with Gobelins tapestries, chinoiserie, wood carvings, murals, stucco and trompe-l'œil. The other half shows Alsatian porcelain, gold- and silverwork from 1681 to 1870, including pieces by the Hannong brothers and the Imlin and Kirstein families.
The museum occupies the ground floor of the Palais Rohan, the former city palace of the Prince-Bishops of the Rohan family. English and American bombing on 11 August 1944 severely damaged the palace; its state rooms were restored to their original condition gradually up to the 1990s, with the interior furnishings rebuilt.
The collection reveals how craft and design shaped everyday life in Strasbourg across centuries. Walking through the rooms, you see ceramics, furniture, and textiles that show what materials and styles people valued most.
The museum is located within Palais Rohan and is easily accessible from the main streets of the old town. Most visitors plan to spend about 1 to 2 hours exploring the rooms at a leisurely pace.
In room 14, the salle d'horlogerie, are parts of the first astronomical clock of Strasbourg Cathedral, built around 1350. Among them is an oversized cock, the Coq automate, considered the oldest surviving automaton in the world.
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