Musée du Bord de Mer

About the museum

The Musée du Bord de Mer in Bénodet is devoted to recreational boating (belle plaisance) and the birth of seaside tourism. Its permanent exhibition recreates, in an early 20th-century setting, a whole way of life by the sea.

Visitors discover a 1930s beach, a seaside bathing hotel, films, period photographs, model boats, scale models and beach toys, which evoke seaside leisure like a book of memories.

Every year, local artists exhibit works on the theme of the sea on the ground floor of the museum.

Highlights

• Reconstructed 1930s beach
• Seaside bathing hotel
• Films and period photographs
• Model boats, scale models and beach toys
• Free admission

Permanent exhibition

• Belle plaisance et naissance du tourisme balnéaire – Reconstructed early 20th-century settings with a 1930s beach, a seaside bathing hotel, films, photographs, model boats, scale models and beach toys.

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission. Reservation required for groups.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

According to the tourist office, the museum welcomes visitors with reduced mobility.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

Toilets and screening room.

Events & venue rental

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