Museum Tomi Ungerer, Strasbourg
Located in the Villa Greiner, the Musée Tomi Ungerer - International Center for Illustration is dedicated to the works of Strasbourg-born illustrator and author Tomi Ungerer.
Located in the Villa Greiner, the Musée Tomi Ungerer - International Center for Illustration is dedicated to the works of Strasbourg-born illustrator and author Tomi Ungerer. It houses a collection of 11,000 drawings, sketches, archives, and magazine works by Ungerer as well as his contemporaries such as Chaval, Saul Steinberg, Ronald Searle, and André François. It also has 6000 toys of various kinds such as mechanical toys, tin soldiers, board games and puzzles from his private collection. Spread over 3 floors, the works are thematically and chronologically arranged.
- The ground floor presents Ungerer's drawings and children's books, classified into three periods - 1957-1974, 1973-1990, and 1997-2007. Highlights include Das große Liederbuch (The Great Songbook) - a collection of German folk and children's songs illustrated by Ungerer, and a Chinese ink poster for the Stanley Kubrick movie 'Dr Strangelove'.
- The first floor showcases political satire drawings that capture the zeitgeist of the decades, such as racial segregation and the Vietnam War. Highlights include ' Mr Gideon Milton Rotlieb', 'Black Power', and 'Slow Agony: Diesel No Parking Please'.
- The basement is an adult-only area, exhibiting erotic works on the themes of 'Danses macabres', 'A Rabelaisian trend of erotic work', and 'A dark trend of erotic work'.
The garden of the villa is decorated with sculptures by Ungerer.
Admission is €6.50 for adults, and €3.50 for students and senior citizens over 60 years.
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About Museum Tomi Ungerer
2 Avenue de la Marseillaise, 67000 Strasbourg, France
+33 3 68 98 51 53
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