A season at the museum
Conferences
« Jérémie Jacques Oberlin (1735-1806), l’auteur oublié aux ouvrages immortels »
Jean-Robert Rinderknecht, pastor
For health reasons, conference scheduled for Mr Jean-Rober Rinderknecht on August 08, 2021 had to be cancelled. We are looking into finding an alternative date for the event. New dates will be sent to you in due course. Thank you for your understanding.
Sunday 8 August at 5 p.m. – rescheduled
Free entry
« Un livre mythique, l’Hortus Deliciarum »
Marie-Thérèse Fischer, historian
For health reasons, conference scheduled for Mrs Marie-Thérèse Fischer on August 22, 2021 had to be cancelled. We are looking into finding an alternative date for the event. New dates will be sent to you in due course. Thank you for your understanding.
Sunday 22 August at 5 p.m. – rescheduled
Free entry
« Histoire et actualité du papier »
Bertrand Magar, bookbinder
Sunday 19 September at 5 p.m.
Free entry
Exhibition
« The Knitting Stoves 250 Years – Dreaming Education »
Until 30th December 2020
Free entry
Pleasant Trails
Discover the history of the sites associated with J.F. Oberlin, from a different perspective.
Wednesdays 29 July; 5 and 19 August from 2 pm to 5 pm.
Meet at the museum. Walking shoes required.
Registration at the tourist office of Schirmeck.
Walk & Talk
Discovering J.F. Oberlin, off the beaten path.
Monday 8 July from 2 pm to 5 pm.
Suitable for everyone. Meet at the museum. Walking shoes required.
The imaginary outdoor library trail
Discovery trail using the museum’s NFC app
Guided tour
Price: full price €8, reduced rate: €4
On the 3rd Sunday of the month at 3 pm. Length: 1.5 h.
Museum admission included.
Encounters
Informal conversation with booklovers (5 – 6.30 p.m.)
Philippe Lutz
Librarian and writer
Sunday 1st August at 5 p.m.
Free admission
Micaëla Sissler
author of children’s picture books
Sunday 15 August at 5 p.m.
Free admission
Damien Schitter
graphic artist
Sunday 26 September at 5 p.m.
Free admission
Willy Hahn et Lisa Pfister
Booksellers
Sunday 10 October at 5 p.m.
Free admission
Adults
Words from your own pen
Guided by journalists, gain the confidence to write. All that counts is imagination and style!
With Aurélie Feix
Fridays 9, 16, 30 July and 13 August from 3 to 4.30 p.m.
With Odile Lacaf
Fridays 23 July from 3 to 4.30 p.m.
Registration required. Price: €8
“Tell me a story”
Discover the art of narration and learn how to tell incredible stories.
Saturday 20 November from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Registration required. Price: €10
Never-ending books
Boxes, paper folding, display boxes and more tell a different story of the afterlife of books destined to be pulped.
Saturday 4 December from 2 p.m. at 5 p.m.
Registration required. Price: €10
Guided tour
Price: full price €8, reduced rate: €4
On the 3rd Sunday of the month at 3 pm. Length: 1.5 h.
Museum admission included.
Exhibition
« The Knitting Stoves 250 Years – Dreaming Education »
Until 28th February 2021
Free entry
“Book swap shop”
2 and 3 October from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Come and swap your gardening books and plant guides and find new inspiration!
Pleasurable Paths
Discover in stories all the places linked to Oberlin’s own story.
July 14th, 26th; August 11th, 25th from 2 to 5pm
European heritage days
17th and 18th September from 10pam to 7pm
Free admission
Pleasant Trails
Discover the history of the sites associated with J.F. Oberlin, from a different perspective.
Wednesdays 10 and 24 July; 14 and 21 August from 2 pm to 5 pm
Meet at the museum. Walking shoes required.
Cold Case at the Museum
Is the criminal hiding among the witnesses?
On Friday 26 July, 30 August and 25 October starting at 8 pm. Length: 1.5 h. Children 10 and up.
Price: adults €6 / children €4 / Family Pass €15 (museum admission included)
Families
Book trafficking
Some books have vanished. Try your sleuthing skills in the gardens and if you find them, the books will be yours!
Every Wednesday (July – August) from 2 to 6 p.m.
1h. Family Pass: €20/Adults: €7/Children: €5
A family likeness!
Workshop to create a book telling your family story, working from genealogical information, anecdotes, souvenirs, drawings, etc.
Every Monday and Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. during the autumn holidays.
2h. Registration required. Family Pass: €20.
Pages for a tree!
Create a Christmas tree with all that books have to offer.
Saturdays 11 and 18 December from 2 p.m to 4 p.m.
Registration required. Family Pass: €20. Adults: €7/Children: €5
Pleasurable Paths
Discover in stories all the places linked to Oberlin’s own story.
July 14th, 26th; August 11th, 25th from 2 to 5pm
Exhibition
« The Knitting Stoves 250 Years – Dreaming Education »
Until 28th February 2022
Free entry
European heritage days
18th and 19 th September from 10pam to 7pm
Free admission
“Book swap shop”
2 and 3 October from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Come and swap your gardening books and plant guides and find new inspiration!
Youth
What’s your colour?
Workshop for old crayons and young artists.
Every Monday (July – August) from 3 p.m.to 5 p.m.
Ages 4 and up. Price: €7
A story of landforms!
Create a big pop-up book of bad weather? Now there’s an original idea!
Every Thursday (July – August) from 3 p.m.to 5 p.m.
Ages 8 and up. Price: €7