The museums of the Dordogne: Artistic, craft, cultural and industrial heritage.
Museums on the themes of prehistory, the Middle Ages, antiquity, museums dedicated to gastronomy and agriculture: nuts, foie gras, tobacco or simply art museums.
A visit to the museums of the Dordogne will allow you to discover the heritage, the cultural, historical and artistic richness of the Périgord.
Museum of the History of Medicine in Hautefort
Hôtel-Dieu de Hautefort
The Hôtel-Dieu d'Hautefort dates from the 17th century and today houses the museum of the history of medicine...
General company of Minerals and jewellery
Workshop-Museum of minerals and jewellery in the Dordogne, free visit.
Free visit of our museum Remarkable for their richness of form and colour, minerals have enchanted mankind for centuries.
Fernand Desmoulin Museum
The museum presents the mediumistic work of the painter and aquafortist Fernand Desmoulin (1853-1914) He was won over by the fever of spiritualism very early in...
Chateau de Commarque
The Mysteries of the Forgotten Fortress
Château de Commarque: a medieval castrum Overlooking the Beune valley, Château de Commarque was built to protect...
La Rouzique Paper Mill
Discover the secrets of artisanal papermaking!
Couze and Saint-Front, the cradle of papermaking in the South West, is a small village on the banks of the Dordogne which has housed up to 13 mills...
Tobacco Museum
Original museum by its theme
Bergerac is home to the Tobacco Museum, it is not a promotional tool and is not only for smokers (smoking is recognized as a serious problem in the...
Le Regourdou
The Neanderthal Sanctuary
The extraordinary story of Le Regourdou began in 1954, when Roger Constant, owner of a farm close to the...
Dordonha
Dordogne heritage and cultural centre
Dordonha is a museum dedicated to the heritage and culture of the Périgord region. It is housed in La Petite Mission, a group of buildings...
The Mill of Veyssière
Artisanal oils and flours
The Moulin de la Veyssière is an almost 1,000-year-old mill in Neuvic, in the heart of the Périgord Blanc region. It is the only mill still...
Chateau de Castelnaud
Medieval castle, war Museum in the Middle Ages in the Dordogne
The Château de Castelnaud dominates the valley of the Dordogne, facing the castle of Beynac located on the other side of the...
National Museum of Prehistory
More than 18,000 pieces in a completely new museography
Located in the old castle of Les Eyzies de Taillac since 1911, embedded in the cliff overlooking the village, the National Museum of the...
Gorodka
Village of Singular Art 4 km from Sarlat
Gorodka is part of the itinerary of Singular Art (published by the Palais du Facteur Cheval) "If there was a competition...
Vesunna
Gallo-Roman museum site in Périgueux
Vesunna is the ancient city of Périgueux, it occupied a 60-hectare meander on the right bank of the river Isle The Vesunna Museum is a museum...
La Filature de Belvès
Discovering the craft and industrial heritage
Situated at the foot of the village of Belvès, classified as one of the "most beautiful villages in France", in an old mill in the Nauze valley, with...
Lardimalie Winery Museum
Wine Museum, Chai de Lardimalie
Near Périgueux, in the centre of the Dordogne, in the Périgord Blanc, the Chai Museum of Lardimalie is located in a wine building built...
The Nontronnaise Cutlery
The origins of French knives
La Coutellerie Nontronnaise is a major player in the French regional knife scene, thanks to its ancestral know-how. The knife...
Maison de la Châtaigne
Ecomuseum of chestnuts and Perigord undergrowth
The Chestnut is an emblematic fruit of the Périgord Noir in the same way as ceps and truffles The house of the chestnut located at...
Château de Varaignes Weavers' Museum
Workshop-museum of the Weavers and the Charentaise
The castle of Varaignes was built in the 14th century and underwent many changes until the 16th century.
Museum of Art and Archaeology of the Périgord
Prehistory, ethnography and fine arts
The Museum of Art and Archaeology of the Périgord is the oldest in the Dordogne department, with over 45,000 works of art...
Maison Forte de Reignac
Unique troglodytic "cliff castle" in France, museum of torture
The fortified house of Reignac has been preserved in an exceptional state since the 14th century and is entirely period.
The Thot Park
Extend your experience in prehistory
In the Parc du Thot, you will discover Cro-Magnon man and his relationship with the species that lived in his time, which he sometimes painted or...
Lascaux 4 International Center of Cave Art
Lascaux International Centre for Cave Art ( lascaux 4 )
The Lascaux Cave facsimile Lascaux 4 houses a replica of the famous Lascaux cave, named after the hill beneath...
Robert Doisneau Station
Doisneau meets the Dordogne
The Robert Doisneau station is an exhibition space dedicated to the famous photographer Robert Doisneau (1912-1994) was known for his...