There’s something for everyone, because there’s art for everyone! This year, Bordeaux is showing you the works you’ve always wanted to see, and answering the questions you’ve always wondered about! So if any of you have a 2025 goal of spending more time learning and less time scrolling on Instagram, we’re rooting for you! Here’s our list of the best exhibitions in Bordeaux!
1. See “The Art of the Brick” exhibition
After attracting over 10 million visitors worldwide, the LEGO® exhibition “The Art of the Brick” arrives in Bordeaux on April 18! Featuring over 90 sculptures made from millions of LEGO® bricks, this exhibition, rated a must-see by CNN, includes impressive works such as a 6-metre T-Rex, musical instruments, a reproduction of Van Gogh’s Starry Night, and much more! You’ll also be able to admire a fascinating mobile installation of 250 dancing “skulls “, accompanied by LEDs and music. Book now!
📅 From April 18, 2025
📍 Musée Mer Marine, 89 Rue des Étrangers, Bordeaux, 33300
🫰 From €10.90
2. Take a tour of the Musée de l’Illusion
Have you ever experienced illusion? When you enter this museum, you can defy the laws of gravity, be amazed, surprised and ask yourself, “How is this possible?” Thanks to 70 experiments, you’ll discover impressive visual and sensory sensations while stimulating your mind. Admission costs between 13 and 19 euros. Whether you’re with family or friends, the result will be the same: this parallel universe will entertain you and offer you a unique moment of sharing!
📍 4 Rue Bonnaffé, 33000 Bordeaux
📅 Until December 31, 2025
3. Discover Sciences Expériences
4. Go back in time with the 3 Eclipso exhibitions
What if we told you it was possible to mix dinosaurs with futurism? Or pyramids and technology? Or exchange ideas with Monet and Renoir? These are the experiences offered by Eclipso Bordeaux through its three virtual reality exhibitions: Mondes Disparus, L’horizon de Khéops and les Impressionnistes.
The concept? Set off on an immersive expedition to discover the hidden underside of the past. The Khéops exhibition takes you back 4500 years to the heart of Egyptian culture. As for the Disappearing Worlds exhibition, you’ll relive the major stages in the evolution of the planet and living organisms over several billion years. And finally, the Impressionist exhibition invites you to relive the evening that revolutionized the history of art!
Are you ready? Book now!
📍19 Rue Saint-Sernin, 33000 Bordeaux, France
⏱️Du January 10 to November 23, 2025
5. Take a break with the “Air de repos” exhibition
At a time when the simple act of breathing is becoming a real privilege because of the pollution and viruses that surround us, the “Air de repos” exhibition questions and helps us to become aware of the fact of breathing on a collective as well as an individual scale. Through a variety of installations, the idea is to transform the museum into a temporary breathing room. Are you ready for a breath of fresh air?
📍CAPC, 7 Rue Ferrere, 33000 Bordeaux, France
⏱️Jusqu until May 4, 2025
6. Primavera exhibition
In the midst of a world that raises many questions, the younger generations are gradually becoming aware of the challenges they face in overcoming the various crises that threaten them more and more every day. The Primavera exhibition at the Frac addresses these issues. The creations express the claims, aspirations and concerns of a group of artists about the struggles attributed to new generations. If you’d like to rethink the world in a different way, you’ll love this exhibition!
📍Frac Nouvelle-Aquitaine MÉCA, 5 Parvis Corto Maltese, 33 800 Bordeaux
⏱️Jusqu until May 25, 2025
7. Tribute to Goya
Exiled for political reasons, Francisco de Goya spent the last 4 years of his life in Bordeaux. The exhibition reveals a whole range of Goya’s visionary work (a small appetizer before the major exhibition planned for the anniversary of his death in 2028). Some twenty prints await you at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux to discover the story of this legendary Spaniard!
📍20 Cr d’Albret, 33000 Bordeaux
⏱️Jusqu until April 13, 2025
8. The permanent exhibition at the Cité du Vin
You can’t come to Bordeaux without visiting the Cité du Vin! The Via Sensoria experience is back at the Cité du Vin! The program features a unique sensory journey, combining immersive art and tastings of world wines (and original non-alcoholic beverages)! Get ready to travel the world of wine from antiquity to the present day, across 5 continents! You’ll discover how wine has shaped the land and people’s lives through multi-sensory, interactive experiences.
📍134 Quai de Bacalan, 33300 Bordeaux, France
⏱️Du April 1 to November 02, 2025
9. The Dinosaurs: They’re Here exhibition
Do your kids love dinosaurs? Do you? Imagine an exhibition that invites you to relive a very distant past? This exhibition invites you to explore the Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic eras (no less!) You’ll find iconic creatures such as the triceratops, stegosaurus, tyrannosaurus, ankylosaurus and baryonyx! The idea was to answer the following questions: “How did they live on Earth at that time?” “How did they protect themselves?” “What did they really look like? Did they have feathers, hair or scales? To find out, come and dive into this exciting rediscovery of the past!
📍 Hangar 20, Quai de Bacalan, 33300 Bordeaux
📅 Until May 11, 2025