Museums in New Aquitaine

Musée de l'artisanat d'Art et du compagnonnage
87000 Limoges

The Cité des métiers et des arts de Limoges, located in the Cité district, is a space dedicated to companionship and artisanal works since the 19th century, installed in an extension of the diocesan seminary.

Musée des Beaux-Arts
87000 Limoges

The Museum of Fine Arts of Limoges, housed in an 18th century episcopal palace, houses collections of Egyptian enamels, paintings and antiques in the heart of New Aquitaine.

Musée d'histoire naturelle et de Paléontologie
33000 Bordeaux

The Natural History Museum of Bordeaux, located in the Hotel de Lisleferle at the Public Garden, is an 18th-century scientific museum in New Aquitaine, labeled "Musée de France".

Musée des arts et traditions populaires
40140 Soustons

The Museum of Traditions and Old Tools in Soustons, in the Landes, exhibits thousands of ancient tools in a Second Empire building, bearing witness to the crafts of the past in New Aquitaine.

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 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.

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.

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.