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CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux
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In short
Bordeaux's contemporary art museum fills the Entrepôt Lainé, an 1824 warehouse for colonial goods whose huge arched nave hosts large installations. Admission is by museum ticket. It opens 10 AM to 6 PM from Tuesday to Sunday and closes on Mondays, with the desk shutting about 30 minutes before closing. An hour and a half covers the current shows.
The CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux is the city's contemporary art museum, in the Entrepôt Lainé at 7 Rue Ferrère in the Chartrons, the old wine merchants' quarter just north of the historic centre. It shows art from the 1960s onward in a vast former warehouse, and suits visitors who like large installations and anyone exploring the Chartrons and the Garonne quays.
Claude Deschamps's 1824 warehouse for sugar and coffee
The architect Claude Deschamps built the stone warehouse in 1824 to store colonial goods such as sugar, coffee and cotton arriving at the port. In 1973 Jean-Louis Froment founded the CAPC arts centre there, and it was renamed the CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux in 1983. The architects Denis Valode and Jean Pistre restored the building, and the museum formally opened on 17 May 1984. It reopened after further works in June 1990.
The arcaded nave and Keith Haring's commission
The heart of the building is a long central nave lined with arcades, with heavy timber and stone that recall its commercial past. Artists are often invited to make work that answers its scale. Keith Haring made his series The Ten Commandments for the nave in 1985, and his mural in the lift shaft remains. Early exhibitions featured Gina Pane, Andy Warhol and Christian Boltanski, and the collection includes Richard Long and Sol LeWitt.
Pollen and other late 2026 exhibitions
The museum shows rotating displays from its collection alongside temporary exhibitions. In late 2026 the collection exhibition Pollen is on view until 2 January 2028, and Quoi qu'il en soit, a project by the choreographer Fanny de Chaillé and the artist Thomas Hirschhorn, runs from 12 November 2026 to 10 January 2027. Guided tours of the exhibitions run on Saturdays and Sundays at 15:00.
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Key information
🏭Building: Entrepôt Lainé, a 19th-century colonial goods warehouse
🎨Focus: Contemporary art since the 1960s
📅Founded: 1973 (centre), museum from 1984
🏛Nave: Vast arched nave used for installations
💰Currency: Euro (€ EUR)
🕕Time Zone: Central European Time (UTC+1; UTC+2 in summer)
Explore the area
Place des Quinconces 800 m
Chartrons quays 300 m
Cité du Vin 2 km
Jardin Public 600 m
CAPC tram stop (Line B) 100 m
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Plan your visit to CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux
Dates, opening hours and how to get there are below. Booking ahead secures your preferred day.
Highlights Include:
Collection
- Richard Long, Sol LeWitt, Christian Boltanski
Nave
- Monumental installations under the arches
Rooftop
- Rooftop café-restaurant
What They Offer
Café
Café-restaurant
Library
Art library
Tram
Tram B stop outside
Visit duration
1.5 hours
Timed entry required No
Chartrons
Wander the antiques and wine-merchant streets.
Cité du Vin
Continue north along the quays.
Accessibility
Accessible museum. The building is accessible.
Age limits
None.
What to pack
Ticket on your phone, ID for reduced or free entry
What to wear
Comfortable shoes
Not allowed
Touching the works, food and drink in the galleries, flash photography, large bags, selfie sticks
Amenities
Café-restaurant, bookshop, library, restrooms; rooftop café-restaurant, bookshop, library
Tips for visiting CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux
- Check the exhibition programme online, as displays change through the year.
- Look for Keith Haring's mural in the lift shaft.
- Take tram line B to reach the museum easily.
- Combine your visit with a walk along the quays and the Chartrons wine merchants' district.
- Confirm opening hours and ticket prices on the official site before you go.
Driving
Paid parking near Quinconces.
Public transportation
Tram B to CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain, about 100 m away; 10 minutes' walk from Place des Quinconces.
Address
The CAPC is at 7 rue Ferrère in the Chartrons district. Place des Quinconces is 800 m south, the Jardin Public 600 m west, the Chartrons quays 300 m east and the Cité du Vin 2 km north.
Opening Hours
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday10:00-18:00
- Wednesday10:00-18:00
- Thursday10:00-18:00
- Friday10:00-18:00
- Saturday10:00-18:00
- Sunday10:00-18:00
Last entry: About 30 minutes before closing
Closed on Mondays and public holidays.
Hours from the official site.
Special events
Large temporary exhibitions.
Best times to visit
Weekday afternoons.
Best days to visit
Tuesday to Friday.
Best months to visit
Any time.
Admission tickets
Prices and how to get tickets.
CAPC Bordeaux: Entry
Museum ticket.
- Collection
- Exhibitions
Ticket prices
Ticket prices are not confirmed yet. Check the official website or send us an enquiry.
Opening hours
Closed now · 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM · Last entry About 30 minutes before closing
Visitor policy
Cancellation and prepayment
Tickets are generally non-refundable; check the museum's booking terms.
Children and admission
Reduced or free rates for young visitors; check the official site.
Groups
Groups must book in advance with the museum.
Pets
Only assistance dogs are admitted.
Photography
Personal photography without flash is generally allowed in the permanent collection; some temporary exhibitions forbid it.
Bags
Large bags and suitcases must be left in the cloakroom or are refused; bags are checked at the entrance.
Smoking
Not permitted inside the museum.
Accepted payment
At the desk by card.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Answers based on the museum's official information.
General
Bordeaux's museum of contemporary art, in the Entrepôt Lainé, a former warehouse for colonial goods built in 1824. It shows its own collection with temporary exhibitions of art from the 1960s onward.
Yes. Haring made The Ten Commandments for the nave in 1985, and his mural in the lift shaft is still in the building.
The collection show Pollen runs until 2 January 2028, and Quoi qu'il en soit by Fanny de Chaillé and Thomas Hirschhorn runs from 12 November 2026 to 10 January 2027.
Yes, on Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm.
Yes, a café-restaurant on the roof of the building.
The Chartrons quays (300 m), the Jardin Public (600 m), Place des Quinconces (800 m) and the Cité du Vin (2 km).
CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux is in France. The street address and directions are under How to get there on this page.
Comfortable shoes.
Timing & weather
The CAPC was founded in 1973 by Jean-Louis Froment. The museum formally opened on 17 May 1984 and reopened after further works in June 1990.
Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm. It is closed on Mondays and public holidays.
About ninety minutes.
Getting there
Take tram line B to the CAPC stop, or walk from Place des Quinconces in about ten minutes.
Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is the airport for CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux, about 12 km away in a straight line.
Booking
Admission prices, reduced rates and free categories are published on the museum's official website.
Families & accessibility
Accessible museum.