Museums in Poitou-Charente

Musée d'Archéologie gallo-romaine
17100 Bussac-sur-Charente

The archaeological museum of Saintes, located in Charente-Maritime, exhibits Gallo-Roman and ancient remains from local excavations, including sculptures and architectural elements from the 1st to the 3rd century.

Musée du débarquement et de la libération
17000 La Rochelle

The Bunker de La Rochelle, the Second World War Museum, is a former German underground shelter located in this port town of New Aquitaine. He testified to the occupation and life of submariners between 1940 and 1945.

Musée d'Archéologie gallo-romaine
17120 Barzan

The Gallo-Roman site and museum of the Fâ in Barzan, New Aquitaine, reveals an ancient port town of the 2nd century, with temples, theatre and thermal baths. Stunned since 1994, it bears witness to the commercial importance of Novioregum.

79000 Bessines

The Donjon Ethnographic and Archaeological Museum, housed in a 12th century medieval fortress in Niort, combines Poitevin collections with local archaeological remains.

Musée de la Marine
17000 La Rochelle

The Maritime Museum of La Rochelle, located in the Old Port, is a water and land museum presenting a heritage fleet of nine classified ships, including three visitors, as well as exhibitions on local maritime history since 1988.

Musée du cristal et du verre
86600 Curzay-sur-Vonne

The Museum of stained glass in Curzay-sur-Vonne, located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, is a space dedicated to glassmaking. This cultural monument is located in the village of Curzay-sur-Vonne, without specified historical period.

17230 Andilly

The Capon Museum, located in Marans in Charente-Maritime, is a museum labeled Museum of France presenting Gallo-Roman archaeological collections and a rich local history, especially around the earthenware of the 17th to 19th centuries.

86100 Antran

The Grand Atelier, a museum of art and industry in Châtellerault, housed in an old 19th century weapons factory, traces local history since Gallo-Roman Antiquity through various collections.