Maison du Pain d'Alsace, Bread museum in Sélestat, France

Maison du Pain d'Alsace is a bread museum in Sélestat, housed in a half-timbered building from 1522 opposite the Humanist Library. Its pale facade with a steep brown-tiled roof has three round-arched openings at ground level; the right one holds a shop window with yellow lettering reading "Le Maison du Pain D'ALSACE". Inside, a working bakery lets visitors bake bread or watch.

The museum is housed in a half-timbered building from 1522, opposite the Humanist Library of Sélestat. It was created with the help of a regional bakers' association, and the building was renovated in 2018. The displays trace the history of bread and the art of baking.

The museum is run with the help of a regional bakers' association and occupies a half-timbered house of 1522. Inside, a working bakery lets visitors knead and bake their own bread or simply watch. The building was renovated in 2018 and receives about 15,000 visitors a year.

The museum is easy to reach by public transport and sits in central Sélestat near historic timber-framed buildings. Plan your visit on weekdays when the bakery is active and you can watch craftspeople at work.

You can join hands-on baking workshops where you knead dough and learn from craftspeople how different flour types affect the result. This practical experience gives real insight into the complexity of traditional baking craft.