First visit to this museum to see pre-history era an Roman era of Aquitaine. All on level one. There are lots of artifacts and great displays of both eras of Aquitaine. If you are a history buff, you will enjoy this museum. I plan to return to see exhibits of medieval and modern history.

The museum covers the major periods of the area. Unfortunately, around 90% of the documentation is only French. While this is typical French ignorance, it is not adequate to any museum of importance today. In addition, many of the multi-media installation – again mostly in French – are not functional. In short, not worth a visit, if you are not French.

Excellent for history buffs. A comprehensive walk thru history of Bordeaux area, starting with prehistoric times. Great collection of Roman artifacts, medieval history, cave painting discoveries and the like, as well as maps and other descriptions of importance of Bordeaux as a trade route thru history. Good audio visuals and layout. Took us 2 hours to cover everything — it’s a big museum!

My wife and I visited this museum and were quite impressed with the collection of realia it contains. Most impressive were the Greek and Roman pieces (although there were others). It is well worth a visit to this museum if you go to Bordeaux.

We really enjoyed this Museum and I'm surprised that it's not rated higher. The special exhibit on cave paintings was very interesting and well described. The permanent exhibits are also very worthwhile although much more could be done with an English guide. But it takes Bordeaux all the way to current times. We spent three hours but it certainly worthy of a two hour visit

Truly covers everything from prehistory and the first artifacts found in the Aquitaine region right up to modern times and the region's role in the world. Very large sections of ancient artifacts and Roman-era statues and building remains. Definitely worth visiting to gain a better understanding of the area and how it came to be.