Museums in the Nièvre

58150 Garchy

The Ernest Guedon Museum, located in Pouilly-sur-Loire in Nièvre, is a museum labeled Museum of France dedicated to natural sciences and archaeology, in the heart of Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Musée des Beaux-Arts
58000 Challuy

The Musée de la Faïence et des Beaux-Arts de Nevers, located in the former Notre-Dame Abbey, exhibits collections of faiences, glazed glasses and paintings, in the heart of the historical district of the faïenciers (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).

Musée de la résistance et de la déportation
58230 Saint-Brisson

The Musée de la Résistance en Morvan, located in Saint-Brisson (Nièvre), traces the history of the maquis and the struggle against German occupation during the Second World War in the heart of the regional natural park.

Musée des écrivains célèbres
58500 Clamecy

The Roman Art and History Museum Rolland, housed in a 17th-century hotel in Clamecy, Nièvre, traces local history, archaeology and celebrates the writer Romain Rolland, born in this house labeled Maisons des Illustres.

Musée du bateau et de la batellerie
58200 Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

The Musée de la Loire, located in the former convent of Augustins in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (Burgogne-Franche-Comté), combines fine arts and river ethnography since 1900. Labeled the Musée de France, it traces the history of the mariners and exhibits works by the École de Paris.

Musée de la poterie
58310 Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye

The Musée du Grès in Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, located in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, exhibits collections of traditional and contemporary pottery, linked to the school of Jean Carriès, in a historical setting close to the local castle.

Musée d'Archéologie et d'Antiquité
58210 Beuvron

The Auguste-Grasset Museum in Varzy, located in the Nièvre in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a 19th-century cabinet of curiosities with varied archaeological, artistic and ethnographic collections, mainly from the collector Auguste Grasset.

Musée d'Archéologie et d'Antiquité
58000 Challuy

The Nivernais Archaeological Museum, housed in a 14th century medieval tower in Nevers, exhibits Greek, Roman and medieval antiquities as well as a local religious heritage.