Musée Bernard d'Agesci, Municipal museum in Niort, France.
The Bernard d'Agesci Museum spans 6,300 square meters across four departments: Fine Arts, Music, Natural History, and Education Conservation Observatory.
The museum building, designed by architect Georges Lasseron, served as a girls' school until 1993 before its transformation into a cultural institution in 1995.
The museum displays collections from the 16th to 20th centuries, including Flemish and Dutch paintings, along with 19th-century sculptures and Islamic decorative arts.
The museum opens Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 to 17:00, with extended weekend hours from 13:00 to 18:00, offering accessible facilities on both floors.
The institution houses France's third-largest collection of Islamic objects, including a rare 13th-century Syrian plate and a 16th-century Persian baby armor.
Location: Niort
Official opening: 2006
Address: 26 avenue de Limoges, 79000 Niort 79000
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Wednesday, Friday 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00; Saturday-Sunday 13:00-18:00; Thursday 10:00-17:00
Phone: +33549787200
Email: musee@agglo-niort.fr
Website: http://niortagglo.fr/fr/sortir-visiter/patrimoine-et-musees/musee-bernard-dagesci
GPS coordinates: 46.32105,-0.45442
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:59
The historical monuments and natural sites of Niort and its surroundings include a medieval keep, traditional marketplaces, and the Marais Poitevin. The city features 12th-century fortifications, Gothic churches, and museums housed in historical buildings. The Marais Poitevin offers 112,000 hectares of wetlands with canals and forests. The city center has several notable buildings such as the Pilori, a former town hall now converted into an art center, and Fort Foucault on the banks of the Sèvre Niortaise.
Halles de Niort
881 m
Donjon de Niort
941 m
Église Saint-André
967 m
Église Notre-Dame de Niort
912 m
Église Saint-Hilaire
186 m
Breche Gardens
333 m
Prefecture hotel of Deux-Sèvres
981 m
Le Moulin du Roc
1.1 km
Pilori
702 m
Temple de l'église protestante unie de France de Niort
558 m
Immeuble, 12 rue Yvers
732 m
Hôtel de la Roulière
775 m
Villa d'Agescy
719 m
Pilory Museum of Niort
706 m
Hôtel de La Marcardière
581 m
Centre d'Art Contemporain Photographique
137 m
Maison, 39 rue du Pont
963 m
Maison du Gouverneur
749 m
Maison de la Vierge
725 m
Immeuble, 27 rue de la Juiverie, Niort
807 m
Maison d'arrêt de Niort
992 m
Hôtel d'Estissac
768 m
Caserne Du Guesclin
1 km
Hôtel de Chaumont
883 m
Hôtel de ville de Niort
848 m
Immeuble, 15 rue Yvers
756 m
Fort Foucault
1.1 km
Dragons
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