Museums in Poitou-Charente

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 du jouet et de la miniature
17000 La Rochelle

The Museum of Models of La Rochelle, located in Charente-Maritime, was a museum space dedicated to models and toys, open all year until 2023.

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.

Musée de l'immigration et de l'esclavagisme
17000 La Rochelle

The New World Museum, located in the Hôtel de Fleuriau in La Rochelle, traces the exchanges between France and America since the 16th century, through collections of art and colonial history.

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.

Musée du cheval et des véhicules hippomobiles
17100 Saintes

The national haras of Saintes, founded in 1846 in a park of nine hectares, was an establishment dedicated to the improvement of equine breeds, located in Saintes in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, before its closure in 2018.

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.