Reg.Nr. 87-F/01

Ecomusée d'Alsace, Ungersheim

The museum was initiated by voluntary initiative aimed to rescue from demolition a number of derelict buildings built between the 12th and the 19th century. The buildings were carefully dismantled and placed in a new location in order to build a village. Works were done by ...
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Project details

Title:Ecomusée d'Alsace, Ungersheim
Entr. year: 1987
Result:Award
Country: France
Town: Ungersheim (Alsace)
Category type: architectural heritage
Notes:SPECIAL AWARD
Building type/ Project type: Agricultural building/structure
Former use:Farmhouses
Actual use:Open-air village museum
Built: 12th-19th century
The Jury's citation: "Pour une spectaculaire initiative benevole qui a sauvè un grand nombre d'habitations rurales de Ia demolition, en les demontant et les remontant dans un nouveau village evolutif"
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Description:
The museum was initiated by voluntary initiative aimed to rescue from demolition a number of derelict buildings built between the 12th and the 19th century. The buildings were carefully dismantled and placed in a new location in order to build a village. Works were done by students and began in 1980. In 1987 the park consisted of 42 houses, covered 10 hectares and was a developable project. Creation of an open-air museum with timber framed houses, barns, pigsty, dovecote, silo and apiary.