Museums - Musée du Nouveau Monde
Musée du Nouveau Monde
rue Fleuriau 10
17000 La Rochelle
France
+33 05 46 41 46 50
+33 05 46 41 95 79
 | October – March: Monday & Wednesday – Friday, 9h30 – 12h30 / 13h30 – 17h00; Saturday – Sunday, 14h30 – 18h00; April – September: Monday & Wednesday – Friday, 10h00 – 12h30 / 14h00 – 18h00; Saturday –Sunday, 14h30 – 18h00 Museum hours are subject to change. Please contact museum before visiting to confirm the information listed is correct. |
Devoted to the history of relations between France and America since the sixteenth century, this museum of art and history is located in the Hôtel Fleuriau, formerly the residence of wealthy ship outfitters who, in addition to their vessels, owned a plantation in Santo Domingo. The museum’s collections have been acquired since 1978 and enriched by loans from the Musée National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie in Paris. The ethnographic collections include a variety of North American Indian objects.