Museums in New Aquitaine

Musée de la mer et de la pêche
17370 Le Grand-Village-Plage

The natural pole of the Port des Salines, in Grand-Village-Plage on the island of Oléron, is an ecomuseum and reconstituted salt marsh dedicated to the artisanal history of sea salt, integrated into a preserved natural space.

Exposition temporaire
87000 Limoges

The Pavillon du Verdurier, an octagonal reinforced concrete building of 1919 in Limoges, is a former covered market transformed into an exhibition hall, classified as a historical monument in 1975.

Musée de géologie et des volcans
33650 Saucats

The Saucats-La Brède Nature Reserve, classified in 1982 as Gironde, protects 6 major geological sites of the Miocene, including the stratotypes of the Aquitanian and Burdigalian, in the heart of the Landes forest.

Musée d'Art provenant de collections privées
64000 Pau

The Bernadotte Museum, housed in an 18th-century bourgeois house in Pau, traces the life of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, an Empire Marshal who became king of Sweden and Norway.

Musée d'histoire de France
64000 Pau

Château de Pau, listed as a historical monument in 1840, is a medieval building transformed into a Renaissance palace located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Former residence of the kings of Navarre, it now houses a national museum dedicated to Henry IV, born between its walls in 1553.

Écomusée
79510 Coulon

The Poitevin Marais House, an eco-museum located in Coulon (Deux-Sèvres), traces the history of the Wet Marais and its inhabitants since 1988 in a 16th century seigneurial residence.

33190 Bagas

The Bagas Municipal Museum, housed in an 18th-century Benedictine priory in La Réole (Gironde), houses diverse collections ranging from archaeology to decorative arts, in a remarkable historical setting.

33000 Bordeaux

The Goupil Museum, located in Bordeaux, New Aquitaine, is a graphic art firm created in 1991, specializing in prints, photographs and archives of the Goupil House (1827-1920).