Musée Bartholdi

The Musée Bartholdi is a museum dedicated to French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi and is situated at 30 rue des Marchands in Colmar, at the artist's birthplace.[1] The museum has the "Musée de France" label.[2] In 2011, the building was labeled "Maisons des Illustres" by the Ministry of Culture and Communication. In the courtyard there is a statue named Statue des grands soutiens du monde. Two doors of the 17th century were registered as a monument historique on 18 June 1926.[3] In 2012, the museum numbered over 16,000 visitors.[4]

Musée Bartholdi
Courtyard of the museum, with the Statue des grands soutiens du monde in the center
Location30 rue des Marchands
68000 Colmar, France
Coordinates48.076685°N 7.357726°E / 48.076685; 7.357726
TypeArt museum
Visitors16,029
Websitewww.musee-bartholdi.com

The museum

The museum is located at 30, rue des Marchands in Colmar, in the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.[5] It houses on three levels the space dedicated to this emblematic 19th century artist for having created the Statue of Liberty and the Lion of Belfort. The museum, inaugurated on November 18, 1922, preserves collection of sculptures, paintings, drawings, photographs of sketches and models.[6][7]

The two 17th century gates were listed on the additional inventory of historical monuments by order of June 18, 1929.[8]

Works exhibited

Among many other, works by Bartholdi that can be seen in the museum include:

  • preparatory models for monuments created by the sculptor in the city, namely the statue of General Rapp, the Roesselmann fountain, the Hirn monument, the Schwendi fountain, the statue of Martin Schongauer, the statue of Admiral Bruat, the statue of the small grower and the statue of Alsacian Cooper;
  • preparatory models for the Lion of Belfort;
  • the Martyr moderne symbolizing the ultimate patriotic uprising by Poland against the Russian tsars (allegory of the myth of Prometheus);
  • a preparatory model of an ear of Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty
  • a preparatory model of a horse's head for the Fontaine Bartholdi;
  • a collection of objects referring to the presence of a Jewish community in Alsace that has been well established for centuries.
  • Plaque indicating that Bartholdi was born here
    Plaque indicating that Bartholdi was born here
  • Entrance of the museum
    Entrance of the museum

The museum is featured in the 2019 documentary about Bartholdi and the Statue of Liberty, Liberty: Mother of Exiles.

See also

References
  1. "Audioguides" (in French). Office du tourisme de Colmar. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. "Musée Bartholdi" (in French). culture.fr. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  3. Base Mérimée: Musée Bartholdi, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. "Le Point Colmarien" (in French) (228). March–April 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "Audioguides".
  6. "Musée Bartholdi | Chemins de mémoire". www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. "Le musée Bartholdi | Ville de Colmar". www.colmar.fr. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. "Musée Bartholdi". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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