Museums in Poitou-Charente

86300 Bonnes

The archaeological and ethnographic museum of Chauvigny, housed in an ancient 17th century presbytery, traces the local history of prehistory in the 20th century through various collections and a medieval dungeon.

Musée du protestantisme
17000 La Rochelle

The Protestant Museum of La Rochelle, housed in an annex to the Protestant temple, traces the religious history of Protestantism in Aunis-Saintonge since the 17th century. Located at 2 rue Saint-Michel, it houses historical collections and a rare library.

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.

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 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.

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 Musée de l'auto, de la moto et du vélo in Châtellerault, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, traces the history of ground transportation since the 19th century in an old weapons factory transformed into a technical and industrial museum space.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
17410 Saint-Martin-de-Ré

The Ernest Cognacq Museum, housed in a 15th-century mansion in Saint-Martin-de-Ré (Charente-Maritime), traces the history of the island of Ré through archaeological, artistic and historical collections, including a journey on colonial bagnes and Vauban fortifications.