Museums in New Aquitaine

Musée des Beaux-Arts
33500 Libourne

The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Libourne, housed in the 15th century city hall, exhibits European works from the 14th to the 20th century in New Aquitaine, enriched by deposits of the Louvre and local bequests.

Musée de sculpture
40000 Mont-de-Marsan

The Despiau-Wlérick Museum, a glyptotheque dedicated to 20th century figurative sculpture, is located in Mont-de-Marsan in the Lacataye dungeon. Unique in France, it houses major works by Despiau and Wlérick, as well as monumental decorations from the 1930s.

Musée du débarquement et de la libération
87520 Oradour-sur-Glane

The Centre de la Mémoire d'Oradour-sur-Glane is a museum-memorial inaugurated in 1999, located in New Aquitaine, dedicated to the memory of the 1944 massacre and to historical education.

Musée d'ethnologie et d'Art primitif
33000 Bordeaux

The Ethnography Museum of the University of Bordeaux, located in Bordeaux, New Aquitaine, is a space dedicated to the preservation and study of human cultures and traditions.

Musée d'Art contemporain
87600 Rochechouart

The Musée départemental d'art contemporain de Rochechouart, housed in a 15th century castle, combines historical heritage and modern creations in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Musée de la Vigne et du Vin
33000 Bordeaux

The Musée des Chartrons, dedicated to wine and commerce, is located in Bordeaux, New Aquitaine. This monument illustrates the local wine history in a historical setting.

Musée du train miniature
87400 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat

HistoRail is a railway museum located in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, New Aquitaine, managed by volunteers. It exhibits real objects and miniature train networks over 800 m2, tracing the history of the Limousin railways since 1987.

Musée de la résistance et de la déportation
33000 Bordeaux

The Centre Jean Moulin de Bordeaux, founded in 1967, is a museum and documentation centre dedicated to the Second World War, the Resistance and the Deportation, located in the former building of the Caisse d'savings of Bordeaux, New Aquitaine.