La Nef des Jouets

Soultz-Haut-Rhin
France
La Nef des Jouets
La Nef des Jouets
La Nef des Jouets
History and tradition
Attention!
Jean-Richard Haeusser, former head architect of the Liebfrauenstiftung (Münster) in Strasbourg, has long shared a passion for toys with his wife Joëlle, a teacher. Over the years they have compiled a huge collection, which is now on permanent exhibition in the former Commandery of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem or the Maltese Order. This building is now known as the “Nave of Toys”. Along with highly developed toys such as steam engines and locomotives, richly dressed dolls with porcelain heads and all accessories, pedal cars and mini cars, we also find really simple playthings, from all ages and all countries, toys that were made by parents, grandparents and children themselves. They often demonstrate great ingenuity and imagination and are a source of constant amazement. Among all these playthings the construction toys display the greatest creativity. Although there are numerous and beautiful toys among the industrial products, those made by fathers or grandfathers seem even more precious, for example, puppet theatres, tin merry-go-rounds…

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Address

La Nef des Jouets

12 rue Jean Jaurès
68360
Soultz-Haut-Rhin
France
Opening hours
Open all year from
Monday: 14:00-18:00
Wednesday - Sunday: 14:00-18:00

Closed on
Contact and additional information
+33 3 89 74 30 92

Currently and upcoming

Affiche salon ours et poupées
Event

The event is eagerly awaited every year by all bear and doll enthusiasts: collectors, creators and hobbyists alike. The organizers welcome between 70 and 80 exhibitors and, in addition to the ...

Playmobil
Exhibition
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La Nef des Jouets celebrates their anniversary March 8 - July 31, 2025 Private collections Frédéric ROY and Eddy BARROIS In 2004 and 2011, the inimitable figurines had already taken over the chapel of ...

Exhibition
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Do you remember her? Martine has lulled generations of little readers to sleep since her first adventure in 1954! Over 120 million books sold in French, 50 million in foreign languages! Gilbert ...