Exhibitions : Cultural things to do in Bordeaux

As part of the "Architecture D'ici" cycle, the Arc en Rêve Architecture Centre inaugurates an exhibition dedicated to the associated architects Marjan Hessamfar and Joe Vérons.Winners of the 2008 l'équerre d'argent for a first work, namely the cons

This exhibition presents over a hundred tools that belonged to John Missegue, as well as sketches of some Bordeaux facades from Madame Senmartin's collection. The donation of tools, blueprints, documents and films have helped create a vivid museum t

Is my brain unique? Are animals intelligent? What does a neuron look like? This exhibition invites you to discover the organ with a remarkable ability to adapt. Discover the diversity of brains in the animal kingdom over the course of evolution and

The Botanical Garden and the Zebra 3 Association present Mathieu Mercier, visual artist and curator, who originated the "Commission for a Tree" exhibition. It brings together artists, designers and architects who design birdhouses and original works

Presenting artists of bygone days and artists of today, the exhibition Dreams of Venice is at once classic, modern, contemporary and timeless, much like the city itself. Around forty works of art (paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos and insta

Made possible by major loans from the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana, this exhibition brings together a selection of sixty three lithographs by the French artists Hyppolite Garneray, Édouard Laplante and Frédéric Mialhe.Attracted by travel a

Gildas Bourdet, a multifaceted artist who manages to be creative in several media: he was a playwright, actor and eminent director. He is in constant dialogue with the arts, always between painting and theatre. He now delivers a powerful exhibition,

Born in 1958 in Toronto and trained in the U.S., Kristin McKirdy now lives in France, near Paris. A devotee of archaeology and art history, and herself a professor, McKirdy seems be on a quest for forms.Her objects are sourced from several families

The population of our planet now numbers 7 billion people. In order to feed the growing population, surface areas and agricultural techniques need to be redesigned to produce products of quality and quantity. In light of these new strategies, it is

Dates to be confirmed. Thirty years ago the FRAC, or Regional Contemporary Art Fund was born, driven by an aim to "decentralize" culture in France in the early 1980s. This movement aimed to bring culture to the masses and ensure art and creation was

A few kilometres from Libourne and Saint-Émilion, the village of Montagne is home to the educational and informative Eco-museum, which details the history of local wine and winemaking.The chronological permanent exhibition, which is divided into the

In 1962, the city of Bordeaux decided to turn the original archaeological purpose of the stone museum into a museum of regional history, archaeology and ethnography: it was then officially named as the Musée d'Aquitaine.Since 1970, the municipality

Located in a former harbour warehouse, the CAPC museum of contemporary art displays the major artistic movements of the past 30 years, in the form of monographic and themed exhibitions, and regularly introduces works by young artists. Some of these

The collections of paintings, engravings, miniatures, sculptures, furniture, ceramics, glassware and jewellery are displayed in the suite of panelled rooms of the Hôtel de Lalande, built in 1779 "between courtyard and garden". This monument was desi

The museum traces the history of the customs from olden times to the present day, describing its challenges, organisation and operation in the national context. Within a building distinguished by its architectural quality, the museum puts the emphas

On the occasion of the 30 ans des Frac (30 years of Frac) FRAC Aquitaine has chosen to invite the architect and designer Olivier Vadrot to revisit its collection of over 1,000 works and to design an original "display device". Olivier Vadrot has imag

As part of the 6th international exhibition of photography, the Botanical Garden, in partnership with the photo club of Val de l'Eyre, invites authors and photo clubs to submit their best photographs on the theme of the plant world. Fleeting moments

In the heart of wine country, Planète Bordeaux is a unique space entirely dedicated to learning about wine, or more specifically, about the AOC Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur, and its history, traditions and culture.At Planète Bordeaux you will fol

Dates to be confirmed. The Museum of Fine Arts or Musée des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux was founded in 1801 by Napoleon Bonaparte. The permanent collection includes 280 Italian, Spanish, German and Dutch paintings.Its collections of paintings, sculptures

The Culture and Tourism Wine Centre project is being actively prepared in Bordeaux and has made a lot of progress.An association was created to coordinate the project and a website has been set up. The public can find information about the project a

The CAPC invites Didier Arnaudet, observer and faithful fellow traveller of the CAPC since the beginning of its history, to design an anniversary exhibition.Originally interested in poetry, he met the CAPC founder, Jean-Louis Froment in 1973. The la

Bordeaux is synonymous with fine wine around the world and so some kind of permanent showcase in the city was long overdue. Thankfully, the Wine and Wine Trade Museum opened in June 2008.The museum traces the history of winemaking in Bordeaux, which