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The museum exhibits objects of very different types e.g. furniture, armour, paintings, knitted carpets, and silverware, but its highlight is definitely the Isenheim altarpiece by Gruenewald, a revolutionary Alsatian Renaissance painter. Even if you are not much into art it is still shocking to see how modern and inventive this painter was. The collection also includes paintings by Holbein the Elder, Renoir, and Picasso. The museum also shows some very interesting touring exhibits and also musical events. The locals are very proud of this museum and many people turn out for the openings of exhibits. Entrance includes an excellent audio guide for many of the paintings.
The Unterlinden Museum is located in Colmar, in the Alsace region of France. The museum, housed in a 13th-century Dominican religious sisters' convent and a 1906 former public baths building, is home to the Isenheim Altarpiece by the German Renaissance painter Matthias Grünewald and features a large collection of local and international artworks and manufactured artifacts from prehistorical to contemporary times. It is a Musée de France. With roughly 200,000 visitors per year, the museum is the most visited in Alsace.
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House of the Heads
A Renaissance building decorated with faces.
Église des Dominicains
Worth visiting only because of a famous Schongauer painting. The painting is very beautiful and so is the church, but skip this if you are pressed for time.
Cathédrale de Saint-Martin
A large church entirely made of pink stone.
Alsace Wine Museum
A museum about wine in the Alsace. It has exhibits on the history of wine, how it is grown, all aspects of wine making (including pressing, fermentation, barrel making and bottle making) and wine appreciation. The visit is supported by an audio guide which also gives access to interactive wine-themed games. There are opportunities to taste wine samples.
A museum about chocolate. It has exhibits on the history of chocolate, how it is grown and how it is manufactured. The visit is supported by an audio guide which also gives access to interactive chocolate-themed games. There are opportunities to taste chocolate samples.
Dedicated to the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, who was native to Colmar.