Bordeaux Episode 07 3 Bordeaux Art Galleries

City Breaks

This post introduces 3 Bordeaux art galleries, the long-standing Museum des Beaux Arts (Museum of Fine Arts), the always surprising Musée des Arts Contemporains (Museum of Modern Art) and the Bassin des Lumières, France’s largest digital art gallery where parts of the World War II submarine base have been re-purposed to provide a new way of enjoying art in an unexpected setting. And finally, a little about the Bordeaux-born artist, Rosa Bonheur, 19th century animal painter extraordinaire who has recently been enjoying something of a renaissance.

Reading Suggestion
Rosa Bonheur by Sandrine Andrews (in French)

Useful Links
Bordeaux Museum of Fine Arts
Bordeaux Museum of Contemporary Art
Bassins des Lumières

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