The best museums Lorraine

You enter the largest museum of history of civilisation in the upper Rhine region. The city bought her in 1661 and made it the first public museum. One of its wonders is the treasure of the cathedral, the illustrated tapestries dating back to the end of the Gothic, the macabre Basel dance, unique examples of the medieval goldsmith, the currency firm and treasures from the Basel corporations. Like many museums in Basel, the historic museum is Open on Sunday. But it offers free on the first Sunday of every month.

As a true awareness-raising tool, CRAC supports research and creation by promoting encounters. Discussions between artists and the public during exhibitions, mediation actions that engage in dialogue, artist residencies, it is a place of experimentation that accompanies artistic production. The transmission is done through pedagogical projects dedicated to the exhibitions, initiation workshops and guided tours. A good way to learn how to decode works!

It houses the municipal museum. Under the corniche, a cartridge is carved with a salamander, breads and paneterie instruments. The handling was built in 1753. They made bread for 5 000 men. The rooms of the ovens remain. Under the building, a large 1 250 m 3 vaulted tank was used to supply the military bakery. It is visible in season, upon request.

Lorrain artist Antoine Doudoux presents in this former farmhouse the remains of the former city of Iron. The social and economic history of the steel basin is described here through various objects. La Grange des Arts also offers crafts and exhibitions in summer.

Opposite the Citadelle, the former guardhouse, abandoned for years, now houses a museum. Opening in 2023, it traces the career of Michel Dupré, the Mayenne draughtsman who was swept up in the war in 1914, thanks to his many drawings, but also to Pierre Brancher, a photographer in the same regiment. A faithful reconstruction with an exceptional collection of objects that belonged to the Poilus. A 3-in-1 venue, the museum also includes a bar/restaurant and a store.

In 1883, the Bonnette brothers founded this malpractice that transformed barley into malt for beers or whiskys. Unfortunately, in 1975, the factory disappeared, doors closed. Thankfully, the building revived from its ashes in 1995 and a museum is built on the site. A playful discovery of the past century. In this former industrial site typical of the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century are the work of malt, the epic and the living environment. This free museum highlights a heritage (postcards, cuts, diplomas, models, paintings, vehicles) that illustrate the twentieth century thanks to donations from local families, businesses or friends of the city. It is also a place of culture since now painters, sculptors like Jean-Paul Méline or Di Ceglie, are exposed in an unusual setting. A double exit!

A little lost in the narrow streets of the Cap, this museum is set in a beautiful, typical hotel typical of Renaissance architecture, impressive by its portal and double staircase. From the name of the Cistercian Abbey of Vauluisant to which it depended, it fully falls within the theme of the year: the Renaissance. Built in the mid th century, it is the memory of what was the major industry in the city: bonneterie. The company Bugis, famous for its fabrics production, collaborated with a fashion photographer to pay tribute to the textile in an exhibition. Sets of textile machinery and production - lingerie, stockings, socks… - illustrate the evolution of fashion and techniques from the th century to the th century. He also has a collection of beautiful sculptures, paintings and a few stained glass windows of Linard Gonthier.