Musée des Beaux Arts, Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine

Description:

The Musée de Beaux Arts of Bordeaux is one of the largest in France outside Paris and the most important in fine art in Aquitaine.  The museum was created by Napoleon Boneparte in 1801 as part of an initiative to showcase works from ancient royal collections as well as those acquired through war.  Today, the museum has an extensive collection of western works of art from the Rennaissance to present day. 

 

The museum is located in a section of the Palais Rohan, which is also part of the City Hall of Bordeaux. 

Paintings, sculptures and drawings from artists such as Matisse, Rubens and Van Goyan are exposed alongside local Bordelais artists Odilon Redon, Albert Marquet and André Lhote.

 

Like the majority of Bordeaux museums, the Musée des Beaux Arts has a permanent collection as well as showing temporary collections many of which are displayed in the Fine Arts Gallery located opposite the museum.  It also hosts various events throughout the year including concerts, conferences, projections and debates.

To see which exhibitions are now on or will be showing in this year visit our Events guide.

 

 

 

Opening Times:

 

Open everyday from 11:00 am – 6:00 pm except Tuesdays and Bank holidays.

Late night opening until 8:00 pm on Wednesdays.

 

 

Entrance Fee:

 

The permanent collection is free for everybody everyday.

 

Temporary exhibitions:

 

5€ full price, 2.50 reduced fee or Free.

 

Entrance is Free for the following:

 

-Under 25yrs and hold a Bordeaux My Town Card.  If the card holder is a minor, the accompanying adult also benefits from this reduced fee.

-Under 18yrs

-Students and School pupils accompanied by a teacher.

-Leisure Centre groups

-Holder of a professional Card eg Press

-Employees of the City of Bordeaux

-Holders of official Handicap card

-Members

-Holders of a “Discover Bordeaux” Pass (on sale by the Tourist Office)

 

 

 

To benefit from the reduced fee you must fit one of the following:

 

-Unemployed

-On the RSA benefit scheme.

-Groups of 10 or more.

-Full time Students

-Members of Clubs listed as ‘friends of Bordeaux Museums’.

 

Any cards or proof of ID must be presented in order to benefit from special entrance fees.

 

 

 

Location and Contact:

 

20 cours d’Albret

33000

Bordeaux

Tel: +33 (0)5 56 10 20 56

Fax: +33 (0)5 56 10 25 13

 

 

Tram:

Tram Line B Hôtel de Ville or Gambetta 

 

Car Park:

Parking République (entrance Place de la République)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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