The Museums of Finistère

Finistère is blessed with many museums on every imaginable topic - almost!

Painting has its fair share of dedicated collections, in the Fine Arts Musées des Beaux-Arts in Quimper, Brest and Pont-Aven and in the curious house-based Musée Marie Henry in Le Pouldu.

Popular arts and archaeology can be found in the Musée Départemental Breton in Quimper and in Pont L’Abbé, fishing is explored in the Musée de la Pêche in Concarneau and in Haliotika in Le Guilvinec, while marine history is celebrated in Brest.

There are also places to learn about lighthouses such as the Musée des Phares et Balises on Ouessant Island, and a rather unique strawberry museum in Plougastel Daoulas, home of Brittany's most famous fraises.

Finally, be sure to visit Océanopolis in Brest which offers three pavillions showing Polar, Temperate and Tropical environments, a fantastic window on the underwater world and a very lively, must-see museum in a beautiful harbourside setting.