Musée de Borda, Municipal museum in Dax, France.
Musée de Borda is a municipal museum in Dax, located in a 16th-century building that once served religious purposes. It displays collections covering natural history, archaeology, fine arts, and scientific artifacts across its exhibition spaces.
The museum was founded in 1807 when the natural history collection of Jacques-François Borda d'Oro was acquired. Over time, it expanded to include numerous archaeological discoveries that document the region's past.
The building itself was once a Carmelite chapel, a space with religious meaning that now serves as an exhibition hall. The displayed collections reveal how people lived and worked in this region across different periods of time.
The museum is easy to reach on foot and has adapted areas for visitors with different needs. Plan to spend at least one to two hours to see the different exhibitions at a comfortable pace.
Beneath the museum building lies an archaeological crypt containing the remains of a Gallo-Roman basilica. This underground space is accessible during your visit and shows how the building was used in ancient times.
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