Musée africain de l'île d'Aix

The museum features two angular galleries housing taxidermied African animals and ethnographic collections within former fishing houses on the island.

Baron Napoleon Gourgaud established this museum in 1933 to display specimens collected during his three African expeditions between 1913 and 1931.

The collection includes masks from Gabon, traditional knives, shields, and dioramas depicting landscapes of Mount Kenya, Kilimanjaro, and Sudanese savannas.

Located near the pier on Rue Napoleon in the southern part of Île-d'Aix, the museum maintains its original 1930s interior design.

The museum exhibits a dromedary that arrived from Egypt in the 1930s, adding to its collection of African wildlife specimens.

Location: Île-d'Aix

Official opening: 1933

Website: http://musees-nationaux-napoleoniens.org//homes/home_id25138_u1l2.htm

GPS coordinates: 46.01210,-1.17501

Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:49