Museums in Poitou-Charente

Musée de la mer et de la pêche
17370 Le Grand-Village-Plage

The natural pole of the Port des Salines, in Grand-Village-Plage on the island of Oléron, is an ecomuseum and reconstituted salt marsh dedicated to the artisanal history of sea salt, integrated into a preserved natural space.

Écomusée
79510 Coulon

The Poitevin Marais House, an eco-museum located in Coulon (Deux-Sèvres), traces the history of the Wet Marais and its inhabitants since 1988 in a 16th century seigneurial residence.

Musée de la Préhistoire
17770 Saint-Césaire

The Paleosite de Saint-Césaire is a prehistory interpretive centre located in Charente-Maritime, near the archaeological site of the Roche in Pierrot, famous for the discovery of the Neandertal skeleton 'Pierrette' in 1979.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
17450 Fouras

The Fouras Regional Museum, labeled Musée de France, is located in the former Fort Vauban in Fouras (Charente-Maritime). It presents 600 m2 of exhibitions on local history, ethnography and maritime traditions since 1956.

Musée de l'école et de l'enseignement
17330 Vergne

The Musée de l'École Publique in Charente-Maritime in Vergne is a monument dedicated to educational history, located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, without specific period identified.

Musée du cirque et des automates
17000 La Rochelle

The Musée des automatons de La Rochelle is a space dedicated to automatons, located in the city of La Rochelle, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. No specific period is associated with this monument.

Musée de la gastronomie et des produits culinaires
17111 Loix

The Écomusée du Marais Salant in Loix-en-Ré, located on the island of Ré in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, is a place dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of salt marshes, emblematic of this coastal region.

Musée d'Archéologie et d'Antiquité
17800 Pons

The Pons Archaeological Museum in Charente-Maritime exhibits local collections from Prehistory to Revolution. Located in the former Pilgrim Hospital, it has been run by a cultural association since 1965.