Bordeaux

Experience a unique wine tour in the best wine museum in the world : the Cite du vin. An immersive and sensorial experience to discover worldwide wines !

On the permanent exhibition, you will discover an immersive and sensory adventure to discover the different civilisations of wine in the world.

The exhibition takes place in a 3,000 m² space, to explore the many and varied facets of wine across time and space. To accompany you during the tour, you will have a free audio guide : a very innovative tool available in eight languages and the access to La Cité du Vin’s Belvedere, where you will discover a 360° view of Bordeaux whilst tasting a glass of wine of your choice.

I am on the quay, I house one major exhibition a year, I offer entertaining activities, and contribute to spreading scientific knowledge. Who am I?

Created by Culturespaces in the Bordeaux submarine base, the Bassins de Lumières presents immersive digital exhibitions devoted to the major artists in the history of art and contemporary art. The art centre offers visitors high-quality visual and audio experiences. The four basins cover a surface area of 13,000sqm; these areas are 12 metres high, 110 metres long, and 22 metres wide. With 12,450sqm of projection surface, this is the largest fixed multimedia installation in the world.

Discover the history of the international reputation of Bordeaux wines, at the heart of the historic wine merchants’ quarter.



The wine merchants’ museum offers a visit to its cellars, which contain historical objects mixed with modern scenography to give a better understanding of Bordeaux wines. The visit ends with a tasting session.

A collection of over 1,500 artworks traveling within the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and beyond!



Supporting contemporary creation by building a collection of works of art to bring to the attention of as many people as possible is the commitment that founded the DNA of Frac Aquitaine in 1982, renamed Frac Nouvelle-Aquitaine. MECA in 2019.



Thus combining distribution and mediation, collection and production missions as close as possible to the artists, the Frac develops an artistic program with a set of partners in the region which takes shape through inventive actions and moments to share around the works. throughout the year: exhibitions, workshops, screenings, Journées européennes du patrimoine, La nuit des musées...

Since it was founded in 1973, the CAPC – originally known as the Centre of Contemporary Plastic Arts and officially titled the Museum of Contemporary Art of Bordeaux since 1984 – has always been an outstanding art space. A leading cultural venue in the national and international arena, dubbed Musée de France in 2002, it offers a rich and diverse programme of temporary exhibitions, performances, and cultural and educational events throughout the year.

The museum is located in the district of Les Chartrons, between the banks of the Garonne and the Jardin Public. Its home is the Entrepôt Lainé, a listed former colonial goods warehouse built in 1824 and renovated by the architects Denis Valode and Jean Pistre, in collaboration with the designer Andrée Putman, between 1984 and 1990.