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History & HeritagePort-musée
Douarnenez · Finistère · Bretagne
The Port-Museum of Douarnenez is an open-air museum dedicated to boats and maritime cultures. Located on the port of Douarnenez in Finistère, it offers a nationally significant collection bringing together working and pleasure boats, witnesses to maritime traditions from Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. The museum features floating vessels, including sardine boats, coastal traders, tugboats and traditional boats from different regions of the world. Through its permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, the Port-Museum explores the history of fishing, life aboard and in the port, as well as the technical and cultural exchanges of maritime worlds. It constitutes a unique space dedicated to Breton and international maritime heritage.
Practical information
Address
Pl. de l'Enfer
Phone number
+33 2 98 92 65 20Official website
port-musee.orgGoogle Maps
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Getting there
Nearest station
Quimper, 21 km away. A car or taxi is essential.
City
35 min by car from Quimper.
Nearest station
Quimper, 21 km away. A car or taxi is essential.
Parking
On-site parking.
Reference city
35 min by car from Quimper.
Distances and times calculated from © OpenStreetMap contributors data · calculated on 2 September 2026
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Galleries nearby: La chambre claire (307 m), Galerie Plein-Jour (428 m), Galerie La Corne au Fer (8.5 km).
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