Museum Entrance Ticket Unterlinden
Description
A museum to contemplate, learn to look, exchange, meet and extricate yourself from everyday life! Stroll through a unique architectural setting, from the 13th century cloister of the Unterlinden Convent to the new contemporary building of architects Herzog & de Meuron, via the former Art Deco municipal baths of the early 20th century. Along the way, discover the surprising archaeological collections, the seductive paintings and sculptures, where you will meet Martin Schongauer, Claude Monnet, Pablo Picasso..., the brilliant decorative arts, the amazing arts and popular traditions... And the inevitable Altarpiece of Issenheim (1512-1516). The museum team welcomes you and accompanies you on your visit, whether you are alone, with family or friends. For half an hour or half a day, the Unterlinden Museum is yours. Last entry 30 minutes before the museum closes.
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The Unterlinden Museum, famous for its masterpiece, The Altarpiece of Issenheim, officially opened in 1853. Today, the Unterlinden Museum offers its many visitors dialogue and knowledge, emotion and pleasure. It offers a tour route covering nearly 7000 years of history, from prehistory to 21st century art. This journey through time allows us to discover the many facets of the museum’s architecture, unified and magnified by the redevelopment and extension of the architects Herzog & de Meuron completed in 2015. By browsing the rooms of the former 13th century convent, the former municipal baths inaugurated in 1906 and the contemporary spaces built in 2015 as well as the museum’s collections, visitors can see the successive stages of a history of more than 170 years. The walls and works are testimony to the dynamic work of the Schongauer Society, an association that has managed and administered the Unterlinden Museum since 1853.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(12)
Isenheim Altar: The picture panels are presented very beautifully. Not too crowded around noon, time for a long contemplation of the individual panels. The painting collection - less captivating.
Excellent museum with artwork extremely well restored (in some cases) and displayed. The Isenheim altarpiece is truly sensacional.
I am not usually a fan of early to late Medieval art, but this museum did it well. Lots of paintings and sculptures preserved. The altarpiece was quite incredible. This museum is what put Colmar on the tourist map.
The Unterlinden Museum in Colmar offers a great journey between ancient and modern art, with works of great value that are well exhibited. Very nice also the archaeological section. The must-see is the 16th-century Issenheim Altarpiece by the master Matthias Grünewald, but it is the whole museum that deserves to be visited calmly, especially since inside there is a cafe-bistro that allows visitors to refresh themselves with drinks and food. The museum shop is also nice. Take the right time, do not miss it! It will not be hours spent in vain, quite the contrary!
Very nice and large museum located near the city center of Colmar. In particular, you can admire many works including the Issenheim altarpiece or an Alsatian cellar.
We discovered a great museum that offers a beautiful collection of works from Prehistory to the present day. We were particularly impressed by the possession of a Renoir, a Monet, a Bonnard, some Picassos and Dubuffet! The museum also has a tapestry of Guernica commissioned by Picasso himself, the other two of which are exhibited in Japan and at the UN (!). The Issenheim Altarpiece is the centrepiece of the museum. On the other hand, some rooms are quite poorly indicated. The spiral staircase to the more contemporary floors is sublime!
This is a very high quality museum. You will find masterpieces, culminating in Isenheimer Altar. You experience that Harry Potter is inspired by this. There are also top pieces by Picasso. You must have seen this
We had read positively about the museum and thought that we had to see when we stayed here in Colmar. The buildings which is an old monastery are very charming and beautifully restored. But it takes patience to find around the museum as they are located in several buildings and up to 2 farms so you get a little “roundtossed”. We started by seeing the Altertavlen and the chapel which is the main attraction. Very nice and stunning. We spent a long time in the chapel walking around and sucking all the impressions. It would have been nice if there was more written material in the room in English. We found after a little time the restaurant and ate lunch there,which was nice and affordable. After lunch we went around the rest of the museum but eventually we were a little tired of all the levels and the different buildings. The signage is not very good and many went questioning around. Most could be explained better!
Disappointed! Holder of a PMR card I had to fight to have a free companion supposedly saying I needed a "card accompanying" what does not exist!! The person at the till was very protocol and not kind. We had guided audio but nothing was in order at the museum. A mess! Too bad because the works and the place are splendid
An excellent time in a museum with a wealth of incredible collections. Of course, there is the famous altarpiece but we discover many interesting objects, statues, paintings. Only the signage would benefit from being clearer because the route is not obvious
