Museums in Limousin

Museum of Fine Arts
87000 Limoges

The Museum of Fine Arts of Limoges, housed in an 18th century episcopal palace, houses collections of Egyptian enamels, paintings and antiques in the heart of New Aquitaine.

Museum of Resistance and Deportation
87000 Limoges

The Limoges Resistance Museum, housed in a former 17th century convent, traces the history of the Resistance and Deportation in Limousin during the Second World War.

Temporary exposure
87000 Limoges

The Pavillon du Verdurier, an octagonal reinforced concrete building of 1919 in Limoges, is a former covered market transformed into an exhibition hall, classified as a historical monument in 1975.

Museum of the miniature train
87400 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat

HistoRail is a railway museum located in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, New Aquitaine, managed by volunteers. It exhibits real objects and miniature train networks over 800 m2, tracing the history of the Limousin railways since 1987.

Museum of Contemporary Art
87120 Beaumont-du-Lac

The Vassivière International Centre for Art and Landscape, located on the island of Vassivière (Beaumont-du-Lac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine), is a contemporary art centre combining outdoor sculptures, exhibitions and artist residences since 1989.

Landing and Liberation Museum
87520 Oradour-sur-Glane

The Centre de la Mémoire d'Oradour-sur-Glane is a museum-memorial inaugurated in 1999, located in New Aquitaine, dedicated to the memory of the 1944 massacre and to historical education.

Museum of Contemporary Art
87600 Rochechouart

The Musée départemental d'art contemporain de Rochechouart, housed in a 15th century castle, combines historical heritage and modern creations in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Museum of Archaeology and Antiquity
87290 Châteauponsac

The René Baubérot Museum, housed in a 14th century Benedictine priory in Châteauponsac (New Aquitaine), is an ethnographic and archaeological museum dedicated to the limousine traditions and Gallo-Roman remains.