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Museums in celebration

Art, heritage and wonder

In Strasbourg, Christmas is also celebrated through heritage and museum collections. The city, true to its label as a City of Arts and Crafts, transforms its museums into veritable places of celebration and discovery. Combining history, art and traditions, each establishment offers a programme that includes unique exhibitions, guided tours, family workshops and concerts, so that young and old alike can explore the cultural richness of the Christmas capital from a new angle.
The collections come to life and the palaces are illuminated in a way that tells their stories differently: paintings, sculptures and antique objects come to life in a warm and magical atmosphere, where each piece invites wonder and curiosity. Visitors can discover the historical treasures of Strasbourg and Alsace, while immersing themselves in the world of crafts and arts that have made the city famous for centuries.
Through these festivities, Strasbourg offers visitors a total immersion in its history, art and heritage, while celebrating local know-how and contemporary creativity. The museums become spaces for meeting and sharing, where you can stroll, learn and marvel at the lights, sounds and stories told in each room. Christmas at the museum in Strasbourg is a Christmas where art and tradition come together to offer unique and memorable experiences.

  • Christmas at the Palace

    Three museums come together for a festive weekend: Fine Arts, Decorative Arts and Archaeology at the Palais Rohan. Tours, workshops and gourmet snacks that will delight young and old alike. Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th December.

  • Christmas in paintings

    Tours focusing on the Nativity in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts. Saturday 6 December at 10.30am and Monday 8 December at 2.30pm.

  • Life-sized encounters

    In the heart of Neustadt, at the Jardin des Sciences, come immerse yourself in this place where knowledge, science, and nature converge. A brand new setting designed as an entry point for understanding life, featuring extraordinary collections, including some of the rarest specimens, at the Zoological Museum.

  • Exhibition “Lights on Life”

    A dialogue between the collections of the Museums of Strasbourg and the photographs of Vincent Munier through an exhibition that invites visitors to slow down and appreciate Art as one would contemplate nature, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Palais Rohan.