Museums in Pays-de-la-Loire

Musée d'Archéologie gallo-romaine
53160 Jublains

The departmental archaeological museum of Jublains, located in Mayenne (Pays de la Loire), exhibits Gallo-Roman and Gallic remains from local excavations, with a didactic and immersive museography.

Musée de l'automobile
85440 Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

The Musée automobile de Vendée, located in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in Pays de la Loire, exhibits more than 160 old vehicles and period advertisements in a space of 3,300 m2, tracing the history of automobiles since 1885.

Musée d'Art contemporain
85180 Les Sables-d'Olonne

Modern and contemporary art museum housed in an ancient Benedictine abbey of the seventeenth century, in the Sables-d'Olonne. Pioneer of art in France since 1963.

85310 La Chaize-le-Vicomte

The Charles-Payraudeau Ornithological Museum, located in La Chaize-le-Vicomte in Vendée, houses a rich collection of birds and molluscs bequeathed in 1868. This museum labeled 'Musée de France' offers a unique naturalistic journey.

85600 La Boissière-de-Montaigu

The Musée du Nord Vendée, located in the former castle of Montaigu, traces the local life from the Gallo-Roman period to today through objects and works of art.

Musée
85000 La Roche-sur-Yon

The Musée SIMCA Yonnais de La Roche-sur-Yon, located in Pays de la Loire, is a space dedicated to local automotive history. This iconic monument is located in the city of La Roche-sur-Yon.

85330 Noirmoutier-en-l'Île

The Museum of Craft Shipbuilding, located in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île (Pays de la Loire), traces the traditional techniques of naval carpentry and the life of local fishermen in a modern architectural and identity setting.

Écomusée
85270 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

The Écomusée de la Bourrine du Bois Juquaud, in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez (Vendée), is a museum dedicated to the traditional habitat of the Breton-Vendéan Marais, restoring the rural life of the 19th and 20th centuries in a preserved natural setting.