Museums in Burgundy-Franche-Comté

Museum of Famous Writers
58500 Clamecy

The Roman Art and History Museum Rolland, housed in a 17th-century hotel in Clamecy, Nièvre, traces local history, archaeology and celebrates the writer Romain Rolland, born in this house labeled Maisons des Illustres.

Museum of boat and shipbuilding
58200 Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

The Musée de la Loire, located in the former convent of Augustins in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (Burgogne-Franche-Comté), combines fine arts and river ethnography since 1900. Labeled the Musée de France, it traces the history of the mariners and exhibits works by the École de Paris.

Mining Museum
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.

Museum of Resistance and Deportation
58360 Saint-Honoré-les-Bains

The Musée de la Résistance Georges Perraudin, in Saint-Honoré-les-Bains (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), preserves thousands of rare documents of the Second World War in the former Guet hotel, emblematic of the Niverese resistance.

Museum of Resistance and Deportation
58230 Saint-Brisson

The Musée de la Résistance en Morvan, located in Saint-Brisson (Nièvre), traces the history of the maquis and the struggle against German occupation during the Second World War in the heart of the regional natural park.

Fashion and Accessories Museum
58120 Château-Chinon (Ville)

The Costume Museum in Château-Chinon, labeled "Musée de France", traces the evolution of French fashion from the 18th to the 20th century in a mansion in Morvan (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).

Museum of pottery
58310 Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye

The Musée du Grès in Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, located in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, exhibits collections of traditional and contemporary pottery, linked to the school of Jean Carriès, in a historical setting close to the local castle.

Museum of Statemen and Presidents
58120 Château-Chinon (Ville)

The Musée du Septennat, in Château-Chinon (Nièvre), presents official gifts received by François Mitterrand during his two presidential mandates (1981-1995), in a former 18th-century convent in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.