Visit to Mulhouse Central Cemetery

Name: Visit to Mulhouse Central Cemetery
Start: 2020-09-20T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2020-09-20T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Cimetière central

Tribute to Mulhousian artists: cartoonists, painters and musicians.

Sunday 20 September 2020, 14:00Passed

Conditions

Free admission - guide brochure offered to participants at the price of 4 euros

Joël Eisenegger

The speakers will present the biography of the outstanding figures resting at the Mulhouse cemetery.
In the 19th century, Mulhousian industrialists used highly talented designers to produce fabrics and wallpaper.
This year, Mémoire Mulhousienne pays tribute to these artists, as well as to some local painters such as Breitwieser, Folk or Binaepfel.
Between the 19th and early 20th centuries, Mulhouse saw the development of an intense musical activity. Some artists have made careers (Reber, Barlow, Ehrhart). For others, like Georges Mieg or Aloyse Braun, music was added to a professional activity.

About the location

Cimetière central

94 rue Lefebvre, 68100 Mulhouse

Haut-Rhin
Grand Est

The central cemetery of Mulhouse houses the graves of many personalities who contributed to the industrial development of the city. Mulhouse’s economic development began in 1746 with the production of Indian women in the first craft factories. In the 18th century, the impetus of the great family dynasties enabled Mulhouse to establish a solid reputation as an industrial city.
The history of Mulhouse is closely linked to that of its cemeteries, which house many remarkable graves.
Following a local initiative, the central cemetery, built in 1874 by architect Jean-Baptiste Schacre, was classified as a protected area (ZPPAUP), which became a Remarkable Heritage Site in 2016\. The Association Mémoire Mulhousienne, in partnership with the City of Mulhouse, has been working since 1994, with the help of volunteers, to safeguard and enhance the funeral heritage.