Museums in the Finistère

Musée des Beaux-Arts
29200 Brest

The Brest Museum of Fine Arts, located in Brittany, is an art museum rebuilt after 1945, housing collections of old and modern paintings in an iconic post-war building.

Musée de la mer et de la pêche
29730 Guilvinec

Haliotika is a fishing area located in Guilvinec, Brittany. This contemporary monument highlights local maritime traditions in a modern setting.

Musée de la mer et de la pêche
29100 Douarnenez

The Port-Musée de Douarnenez, inaugurated in 1993 in the Finistère, is a maritime museum unique in Brittany, combining conservation of historic boats and exhibition of objects related to fishing, cabotage and pleasure, in the heart of an old cannery of sardines.

Musée du débarquement et de la libération
29570 Camaret-sur-Mer

The Bataille Atlantic Memorial Museum in Camaret-sur-Mer is a memorial located in the Brittany region, dedicated to a major historical episode of the Second World War.

Musée d'Art religieux
29560 Landévennec

The Museum of the Former Abbey of Landévennec, located in Brittany, presents the remains of an abbey founded in the fifth century by Saint Guénolé, one of the oldest in Brittany, and its rich and tormented medieval history.

Musée de la gastronomie et des produits culinaires
29470 Plougastel-Daoulas

The Museum of Strawberry and Heritage in Plougastel-Daoulas, Brittany, celebrates local history and the culture of strawberry in this emblematic commune.

Musée des Beaux-Arts
29000 Quimper

The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, inaugurated in 1872, houses a rich collection of paintings and drawings, from the legacy of Count Jean-Marie de Silguy, in a neoclassical building renovated in 1993, in Brittany.

Musée de la Marine
29200 Brest

The National Marine Museum of Brest, located in the castle of the city, traces the French maritime history and the local arsenal since the seventeenth century. Its collections include ships, sculptures and art objects related to the sea.