Museums in Poitou-Charente

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 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 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.

Musée des Arts de la ville
17100 Bussac-sur-Charente

The Musée de l'Échevinage, housed in a mansion of the 16th and 18th centuries in Saintes (Charente-Maritime), exhibits 19th-century fine arts and porcelain of Sèvres in the former communal house.

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.

Musée du Parfum
17000 La Rochelle

The Museum of the Perfume Bottle of La Rochelle is a specialized museum located in La Rochelle, New Aquitaine. Its history and exact period remain undocumented.

86320 Civaux

The Museum of Prehistory - Raymond Touchard in Lussac-les-Châteaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) exhibits paleolithic objects from local excavations, in a Renaissance residence transformed into a modern cultural space.

86000 Poitiers

The Natural History Collection is a museum dedicated to nature sciences, located in Poitiers en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, labeled Musée de France.