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5 events to experience during the European Night of Museums 2025!

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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux © F. Deval

The 21st edition of the Night of Museums will take place on Saturday, May 17th. The evening promises some incredible surprises, and to help you out, we've selected 5 fabulous events to check out at your favorite museums!

This Saturday, May 17, there will be every reason to stay awake as late as possible. And for good reason, the European Night of Museums is back for its 21st edition which promises to be colorful. The Bordeaux museums have gone all out to offer you a carefully curated program. The concept? Enjoy most museums for free for one evening. We’ve carefully gone through the program and selected 5 must-see activities.


Experience a spectacular show full of sensitivity at the Fine Arts Museum

The students from the Higher Education in Music and Dance in Bordeaux Nouvelle-Aquitaine will take over the halls of the Fine Arts Museum for one special evening to deliver> a unique performance. At the crossroads of the arts between music, dance, and painting, they offer us touching tableaux filled with poetry to take us into a dreamlike world with limitless sensitivity.

Fine Arts Museum
20, cours d'Albret – Bordeaux
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Sailing through the Waves at the Maritime Museum

With music, thanks to the Le PAGE collective, the Maritime Museum invites you to discover the port universe and all the magic that comes with it. These places, full of nostalgia and promises, come to life before our eyes. The heart-wrenching farewells of sailors to their families, the reunions of two lovers… the ports are the stage for a thousand stories and emotions. Snapshots of life here set to music for one evening. Each song tells the secret story of the ports, bringing us immense joy.

Mer Marine Museum
89, rue des Étrangers – Bordeaux
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Let's Get a Tattoo at FRAC MÉCA

When we talk about Nuit des Musées, we’re all about a little bit of craziness. So, join us at FRAC MÉCA, which is hosting this year some talented tattoo artists, like Morgane Jouvencel, all recognized for their skills as visual artists. It's a perfect opportunity to mix “classical art” with more modern practices, using the body as a canvas, just for one evening. But be careful, you guessed it, the event is only open to those aged 18 and over!

FRAC MÉCA
5, parvis Corto-Maltese – Bordeaux
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Stroll through a storytelling visit at the Botanical Garden

Between science and mysticism, dive into the secrets of plants around the world through an incredible storytelling visit at the Botanical Garden. As dusk falls, let yourself be guided in search of traveling plants that inhabit this urban haven of greenery, to uncover all their secrets and discover their unsuspected powers. This is a great opportunity to enjoy the exhibition Migrations of Living Things currently available within this beautiful green space.

Bordeaux Botanical Garden
Esplanade Linné – Bordeaux
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Choose between a blind test and giant Clue at the Aquitaine Museum

On one side, you’ll have dozens of classic songs from the French repertoire to discover within the exhibition The World After, 1944-1954: Futures That Sing?, and on the other, a mysterious case of a lost dagger to solve like a giant Clue game. The Aquitaine Museum offers a fabulous array of activities, each more fun than the last, for this 21st Night of Museums. And one thing’s for sure, vyou can pretty much count on seeing us at least at these two!

Aquitaine Museum
20, cours Pasteur – Bordeaux
More info (blind test)
More info (Cluedo)

Find the full program at nuitdesmusees.culture.gouv.fr