Museums in Vendée

85550 La Barre-de-Monts

The Daviaud, an open-air ecomuseum in La Barre-de-Monts (Vendée), has valued the natural and ethnological heritage of the Breton Marais since 1981. It combines exhibitions, historic buildings and preserved landscapes on six hectares.

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.

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.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
85330 Noirmoutier-en-l'Île

The Château de Noirmoutier, a 12th century medieval castle on the island of Noirmoutier-en-l'Île in Vendée, now houses a historical museum in its 20-metre high dungeon.

85300 Challans

The Milcendeau-Jean Yole Museum, located in Soullans (Vendée), is a museum in France dedicated to the works of the painter Charles Milcendeau, housed in his Marais-Vendée house.

Musée de la guerre 14-18
85390 Mouilleron-en-Pareds

The Clemenceau-de-Lattre National Museum in Mouleron-en-Pareds (Vendée) celebrates two major figures of the 20th century: Georges Clemenceau and Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, natives of the village, through their childhood homes and historical collections.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
85000 Mouilleron-le-Captif

The municipal museum of La Roche-sur-Yon, labeled Musée de France, is an art museum located in Vendée, specializing in fine arts, contemporary photography and sales collections from the 19th to the 21st century.

Écomusée
85550 La Barre-de-Monts

L'Écomusée du maris vendéen : Le Daviaud, created in 1982 at La Barre-de-Monts, is an open-air museum on 75 hectares dedicated to local natural and historical heritage.