Wallpaper Museum in Rixheim, France

Never thought I'd say this about a wallpaper museum but this was both fascinating and informative! Sadly you are not allowed to take photos of the wallpapers (it damagest them), so I have no photographic evidence of the beauty of some of the pieces but they are worth seeing in person. It's also very interesting to learn how wallpaper was made in the past and some of the cool things happening now with modern design (LEDs, magnets, sunlight). Worth an hour of your time for sure!

Clever concept. I enjoyed the balance of old and new. It's a simple museum with a friendly staff and beautiful displays.

Very friendly and helpful staff at a wonderfully delightful museum. Arranged in general sections including animals, bugs and the sea the patterns and textures were mesmerizing. The display of printing machines was very informative. A bit disappointed by the gift shop, I would have liked to buy some postcards of the patterns displayed as there was no photography allowed.

Fantasticly interesting little musuem. Really enjoyed a morning there learning about not only the development of wallpaper but also discovering what architecture in wallpaper tells us, viewing the gorgeous beautiful panoramics and looking at the seasons through wallpaper designs. Everything was in French, German and English. Well worth a visit if you have a free morning or afternoon.

Arrived about a half hour before they closed for their midday break. We had driven a long ways to get there and I was really excited but was disappointed when the woman said I didn't have enough time and almost didn't let me go in. I said I won't have another chance and she sold me a really cheap ticket and told me where to look first. There was no one in there except a school group. There are three floors of exhibitions. Panorama and wallpapers of the future on the top floor, then a display of different aged and themed papers on the middle one (nicely laid out) and the bottom has all the machinery they used to make wallpaper up until around 1930. The building itself is historic and one wing still produces wallpapers. Really impressive machines and exhibitions (I dragged my husband as he thought it sounded the most boring thing ever but ended up enjoying it, especially the engineering of the machines). Wish we had more time but it was good to get a taste of it. Bought a few things in the little museum shop, really lovely patterned paper and notebooks and such as you could imagine.

Pleasant surprise, a very interesting insight into the history of wallpaper fabrication, together with examples of wallpapers from the past and new experimental approaches. We were nicely welcomed by the staff. Definitely worth a visit!

Absolutely brilliant. Would not recommend spending too long there but it is a nice place for an afternoon. We got in with 10 minutes until they were shutting for lunch and got a cheaper ticket.

My wife loved it (I entertained the kids outside in the mini park). The machines downstairs looked cool. Shop a little exy