Aquitaine Museum

The Museum of Aquitaine, in Bordeaux

The Museum of Aquitaine retraces the whole history of Bordeaux and its region, from prehistory to the present day. The Bordeaux audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this great museum, a witness of the past of the town, including its darkest pages.

The history of Bordeaux from prehistory to today

The Museum of Aquitaine is the great museum of history and archaeology of Bordeaux and its region. Its rich collections retrace the history of the territory from prehistory to the contemporary era, through the Gallic and Roman antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the golden age of the eighteenth century. There you discover archaeological vestiges, objects, works of art and documents that tell the life of Burdigala, the Roman town, then the rise of Bordeaux as a great trade port. The museum also addresses, without circumlocution and with rigour, the dark pages of this history, notably the role of Bordeaux in the triangular trade and the slave trade, an essential duty of memory. A place of knowledge and memory, the Museum of Aquitaine allows you to understand in depth the history of Bordeaux and the South-West.

What to see

Here you discover the rich collections retracing the history of Bordeaux and its region from prehistory to today, the vestiges of the Roman town of Burdigala, the rise of the great trade port, and the dark pages of the slave trade, addressed with rigour. The Museum of Aquitaine is a place of knowledge and memory of Bordeaux. It is a stop for those curious about history, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Museum of Aquitaine lies in the heart of Bordeaux, reachable on foot and by public transport. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary with the season. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the Museum of Aquitaine present in Bordeaux?

The whole history of Bordeaux and its region, from prehistory to today, with the vestiges of the Roman town of Burdigala, the rise of the trade port and the dark pages of the slave trade, addressed with rigour.

Where is the Museum of Aquitaine?

In the heart of Bordeaux, in France.