Museums in Dordogne

Musée de l'eau et du monde aquatique
24100 Bergerac

The Creysse Aquarium Museum, located in Creysse near Bergerac, is a unique space dedicated to freshwater and migratory fish from the Dordogne basin, labeled Musée de France.

Musée du papier et de l'imprimerie
24150 Couze-et-Saint-Front

The paper museum of Couze-et-Saint-Front, housed in ancient paper mills from the 15th to the 19th century, is located in the Dordogne. It traces the history of the artisanal manufacture of paper in a frame classified historical monument since 1989.

Musée de médecine et de chirurgie
24390 Hautefort

The Museum of Medicine of Hautefort, located in the eponymous city of New Aquitaine, is a monument dedicated to medical history. Its exact origin and period remain undetermined.

Musée de la Préhistoire
24620 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

The National Museum of Prehistory, located in the Eyzies-de-Tayac in Dordogne, houses 6 million Paleolithic objects in a 16th century castle transformed into a modern museum space since 1923.

Musée de l'artisanat d'Art et du compagnonnage
24300 Nontron

The Experimental Métiers d'Art de Nontron, located in New Aquitaine, is a space dedicated to craftsmanship in the city of Nontron.

Musée de la Préhistoire
24250 Bouzic

The Paul Reclus Museum in Domme, located in the Dordogne in New Aquitaine, presents ethnological and historical collections centered on everyday life in Périgord, from traditional tools to the objects of the First World War.

Musée d'Archéologie et d'Antiquité
24000 Périgueux

The Perigord Museum of Art and Archaeology, founded in 1835 in Périgueux, is a municipal museum dedicated to archaeology, fine arts and ethnography, housing 45,000 works in a former Augustine convent.

24200 Sarlat-la-Canéda

The Sarlat and Black Perigord Museum, located in Sarlat-la-Canéda, New Aquitaine, houses various collections ranging from prehistory to sacred art, fine arts and ethnography, reflecting local and regional history.