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===Museums=== [[File:Maison des Têtes 2.jpg|{{lang|fr|Maison des têtes}}|upright|thumb]] [[File:''The Little Vintner of Colmar'' by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (Princeton replica).jpg|thumb|A replica of ''The Little Vintner of Colmar'' by [[Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi]], given by the town of Colmar to [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]], its sister city, in 1988]] * [[Unterlinden Museum]] – one of the main museums in Alsace. Displays the [[Isenheim Altarpiece]], a large collection of medieval, Renaissance and baroque [[Upper Rhine|Upper-Rhenish]] paintings and sculptures, archaeological artefacts, design and international modern art. * {{lang|fr|[[Musée Bartholdi]]}} – the birthplace of [[Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi]] shows his life and work through paintings, drawings, family objects and furniture as well as numerous plaster, metal and stone sculptures. A section of the museum is further dedicated to the [[History of the Jews in Alsace|local Jewish community's heritage]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Un fonds d'art juif trop méconnu|url=http://www.dna.fr/actualite/2016/08/18/un-fonds-d-art-juif-trop-meconnu-(diaporama)|publisher=dna.fr|access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> * ''{{lang|fr|Musée d'histoire naturelle et d'ethnographie}}'' – the zoological and ethnographic museum of Colmar was founded in 1859. Besides a large collection of taxidermied animals, and artefacts from former French and German colonies in Africa and [[Polynesia]], it also houses a collection of ancient [[Egypt]]ian items. * ''{{lang|fr|Musée du jouet}}'' – the town's toy museum, founded 1993. * ''{{lang|fr|Musée des usines municipales}}'' – industrial and technological museum in a former factory, dedicated to the history of everyday technology. * Choco-Story Colmar - museum presenting the history of chocolate, with regional history displays, the ability to taste different chocolates and artworks made of chocolate<ref>{{cite web |title=Choco Story Colmar |url=https://www.choco-story-colmar.fr/?lang=en |access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chocolate museum of Colmar – My opinion on Choco Story |url=https://www.my-weekend-in-alsace.com/choco-story-colmar/ |website=My Weekend in Alsace |access-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220233850/https://www.my-weekend-in-alsace.com/choco-story-colmar/ |archive-date=20 February 2024}}</ref>
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