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.

86000 Poitiers

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

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 d'Art et d'histoire locale
17100 Bussac-sur-Charente

The Dupuy-Mestreau Museum, housed in an 18th-century mansion in Saintes (Charente-Maritime), presents ethnographic collections on traditional life in Saintonge, Aunis and Angoumois until the early 20th century.

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.

17000 La Rochelle

The Musée d'Orbigny Bernon, a former 19th-century mansion in La Rochelle, housed collections of decorative arts and ethnology before its closure in 2012. His works were transferred to the Museum of Fine Arts of the city.

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.

86500 Jouhet

The Montmorillon Art and History Museum, located in Montmorillon, Vienna, has preserved archaeological, artistic and ethnographic collections from donations and local excavations since 1937.