The Jean-Frédéric Oberlin Museum's collections testify to the 59 years' church ministry during which Oberlin, an Alsatian Lutheran clergyman and philanthropist, labored to change society in this poor valley in the Vosges Mountains where he introduced new agricultural methods and good roads. His objective was to educate men so they could be with the world and not it. He linked education to social change. The founder of critical pedagogy, he initiated the first nursery schools in 1769. In these 'small schools', locally called 'knitting-rooms', he is the first to have awakened in children the love of learning by appealing to their senses and making them participate actively to the class. His ideas outlived his time and they are still valid today in a world where human rights, the sense of responsibility and the respect for others are primary values.
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Conditions
Mon, Wed > Sun. 01/04 > 30/09 10 a.m. > 7 a.m. free visit - 01/10 > 31/03 2 a.m. > 6 a.m. free visit. Closed Easter Sunday, 01/05, Pentecost Sunday, 01/11, 24, 25, 26, 31/12, 01/01.
Closures
Tuesday
Equipment and services
Target audience
Adults (individuals) Families Schools
Visit formula(s)
free visit
Guided tour for groups
Animals
Not accepted
Rates
Entrance prices
Adult rate: €7
Child rate: €4
Large families: €17
Pricing advantages
Free until 6
Family package: 15€: 2 adults & their children
Advantages granted upon presentation of the Bruche Valley guest card:
July 1 to Sept. 30: free adult admission
Other periods: admission €4 instead of €7
July 1 to Sept. 30: free adult admission
Other periods: admission €4 instead of €7
Other special offers: 4
Picture gallery
