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 |
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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" |
Web, Links: | www.ecomusee.alsace/en/ |
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.
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