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
Location	30 rue des Marchands 68000 Colmar, France
Coordinates	48.076685°N 7.357726°E / 48.076685; 7.357726
Type	Art museum
Visitors	16,029
Website	www.musee-bartholdi.com

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.

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  Plaque indicating that Bartholdi was born here
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  Entrance of the museum

In popular culture

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

See also

• List of single-artist museums
• Statue of Liberty Museum

References

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External links

• (in French) Official site

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