A museum in Colmar, Alsace, installed in the buildings of a thirteenth century Dominican convent (founded 1232, secularized in the French Revolution) and opened to the public in 1853 after the Societe Schongauer restored the abandoned convent church. It has held the Isenheim Altarpiece, moved there after the Antonite monastery at Isenheim was dissolved, since the nineteenth century, and the altarpiece remains its single most visited work.
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Institution FoundedSourced to the subject's own account1853, in a former Dominican convent founded in 1232 2 Governing BodySourced to the subject's own account Public Access Custody and Display
Relevant HoldingThe Isenheim Altarpiece, moved to the museum after the Antonite monastery at Isenheim was dissolved. 1 Connections
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Source The Isenheim Altarpiece (Musee Unterlinden Official Page)Musee Unterlinden curatorial staffthe holders' own account
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)
Encyclopaedia Britannica editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2024View the Source 2. The Isenheim Altarpiece (Musee Unterlinden Official Page)
Musee Unterlinden curatorial staff, Musee Unterlinden, Colmar, 2026the holders' own accountView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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