Museums in Poitou-Charente

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 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 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.

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 du cirque et des automates
17000 La Rochelle

The Musée des automatons de La Rochelle is a space dedicated to automatons, located in the city of La Rochelle, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. No specific period is associated with this monument.

86000 Poitiers

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

Musée des arts et traditions populaires
17240 Clion

The artisanal and rural museum of Clion, housed in a former presbytery in Charente-Maritime, exhibits 1,500 19th-century tools illustrating Saintonge rural life.

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.