Musée d'Aquitaine
Guide
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≈ A$9MuseumAllow 1.25–2 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
The story of Bordeaux and its region from prehistoric carvings and Roman finds to the wine trade and the port, with honest rooms on the city's part in the Atlantic slave trade.
A brief history
Bordeaux grew rich in the 1700s on trade with the Caribbean colonies, including the slave trade; the museum opened permanent galleries about it in 2009.
Tips
- Best time
- A rainy morning
- Cost
- About €5 (check)
- Allow
- 1.25–2 h
- Free days
- Usually free on the first Sunday of the month (check)
- Hours
- Usually 11:00–18:00, closed Mondays (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The centre and Saint-Pierre: The old town between the cathedral and the river: shopping streets, the Grand Théâtre and café-filled lanes. Central, with a few hostels.
- Access
- Step-free
- Free entry
- Bordeaux's city museums are usually free on the first Sunday of the month (check)
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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