Are you a secondary school teacher who would like to visit the museum with your class? We offer guided tours led by our museum guides, as well as self-guided tours.
Each solution is adapted to the pupils’ school level and to the themes of the collections.
The museum offers themed tours of the permanent collections and the Galerie des Beaux-Arts for temporary exhibitions.
Each tour allows pupils to discover the museum, different genres of painting and sculpture, or a more specific theme depending on their class project. The themes of the tours correspond to the official National Education programmes. The museum guides adapt to different classes and pupils with special educational needs.
Mythology: from Ganymede to Europa (1 hour 30 minutes)
Discover the many painted and sculpted representations of gods, goddesses, heroes and ancient figures celebrated in a “temple of the arts”.
From the Renaissance to Neoclassicism (1 hour)
A chronological tour that begins in the Renaissance with Virgin and Child by Perugino, through the Baroque exuberance of Rubens and ends with the mythological works of neoclassical artists.
From Eugène Delacroix to Victor Gilbert (1 hour)
Discover the emblematic works of a century of pictorial upheaval and explore its many forms:
Romanticism
Art Pompier
Plein Air
Impressionism
Realism
Naturalism
From Henri Matisse to Pablo Picasso (1 hour)
Discover iconic works and their many influences:
Fauvism
Symbolism
Cubism
Expressionism
Non-figurative painting
The Art of the Portrait (1 hour 30 minutes)
Take a journey through the centuries to understand the history and evolution of the genre, from the formal portraits of the Renaissance to the more intimate portrayals of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Landscapes (1 hour 30 minutes)
Discover landscape painting and its history, from the decorative landscapes of the Renaissance to the abstract paintings of the 20th century, including the revolution in plein air painting by the Barbizon school.
Still life: from the Baroque to the Modern (1 hour 30 minutes)
A tour exploring the symbols of still life.
From the Dutch Vanitas of the 17th century to Georges de Vlaminck’s Nature morte aux raisins in 1936.
Animal Representation (1 hour 30 minutes)
Animals can be found in every period of art history, whether they are symbolised or depicted. The tour focuses in particular on Frans Snyders’ Dead Lion (17th century), Eugène Delacroix’s The Lion Hunt and La Foulaison des blés en Camargue (Wheat Threshing in Camargue) by the famous animal painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur.
Painting and Society (1 hour 30 minutes)
From The Wedding Dance by Jan Brueghel (17th century) to the naturalistic and societal representations of Eugène Buland and Alfred Smith.
Painting History (1 hour 30 minutes)
From the official portrait of Queen Marie de Médicis painted by Anton Van Dyck in 1631 to the episode of the Hundred Days: l’Embarquement de la duchesse d'Angoulême à Pauillac by Baron Gros (1818).
The Art of Sculpture (1 hour 30 minutes)
Sculpture is an art of many forms. It can inspire admiration, serve as decoration or convey a message. This tour explores the museum’s sculptures, the techniques used and the artists who created them.
Art through the lens of gender inequality (1 hour 30 minutes)
Discover pictorial works and sculptures and what they tell us about the relationship between women and men. How do they shape identities around the masculine and feminine? What role have female artists played in the history of art?
This tour is part of the academic programme Bougeons sans Bouger (Let’s move without moving).
Musical tour (1 hour 30 minutes)
In the form of a score, an instrument, a musician or a composer, music is often associated with paintings or sculptures at the MusBA. This educational tour is aimed at teachers of all subjects who wish to incorporate music into their teaching. It complements or prepares pupils for an Artistic and Cultural Education tour at the MusBA based on paintings or sculptures related to music and includes listening sessions at the museum.
Bookings essential
Duration: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes
Prices and booking details can be found on the page Everything for teachers
The teacher organises and leads the tour themselves. To help prepare for the tour and continue the discussions started at the museum in the classroom, teaching materials are available upon request.
Bookings essential
Duration: 1 hour
Prices and booking details can be found on the page Everything teachers need.
Teaching materials are produced by the mediation team and the teacher on secondment at the museum.
If you would like to find out more, please ask when you make your booking at musba-publics@mairie-bordeaux.fr or by calling +33 (0)5 56 10 25 25.
