Museums in Burgundy-Franche-Comté

Musée d'Archéologie et d'Antiquité
71110 Anzy-le-Duc

The Tour du Moulin, a 12th century vestige in Marcigny (Saône-et-Loire), is a medieval museum housing archaeological, geological and artistic collections in an ancient fortified tower of the Benedictine priory.

Musée de l'horlogerie et de la lunette
90500 Beaucourt

The Frédéric-Japy Museum in Beaucourt, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, traces the industrial history of the Japy dynasty, pioneer of watchmaking and mechanization in the 18th century in an old factory transformed into a museum space.

58150 Garchy

The Ernest Guedon Museum, located in Pouilly-sur-Loire in Nièvre, is a museum labeled Museum of France dedicated to natural sciences and archaeology, in the heart of Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Musée d'Archéologie et d'Antiquité
71400 Antully

The Rolin Museum, located in the former hotel of Chancellor Nicolas Rolin in Autun (Burgundy-Franche-Comté), is a museum of art and archaeology founded in 1878. Its collections cover from the Gallo-Roman period to the 20th century, with major works such as the cut of Autun or medieval paintings.

Musée de la mine
58260 La Machine

The Musée de la mine de La Machine, labeled Musée de France, traces the history of the Nivernais coal basin through collections, reconstructions and testimonies, in the city that was shaped by two centuries of coal mining.

Musée d'Archéologie et d'Antiquité
89000 Perrigny

The Saint-Germain Museum, housed in a 9th century Carolingian Abbey in Auxerre, combines architectural heritage and medieval archaeological collections in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Musée d'Art moderne
89450 Vézelay

The Zervos Museum, housed in an old house in Vézelay (Burgogne-Franche-Comté), houses a collection of modern art (1925-1965) and was the residence of Romain Rolland. He exhibited major works by Picasso, Giacometti or Calder.

Musée d'histoire naturelle et de Paléontologie
25000 Besançon

The Besançon Museum, located in the Citadelle, is a museum of natural history and a public zoological park, illustrating global biodiversity since 1959 in eastern France.