Bordeaux Museum of Ethnography The collections of the Museum of Ethnography include approximately 6,000 objects from the non-European world, mainly from Asia, most of which were collected in the late 19th century. (in French) Read more
Collection of astronomy and astrophysics The Bordeaux Astronomical Observatory, founded in 1878, houses instruments, a large collection of astronomical photographs, books and journals, archive files, furnishings and miscellaneous objects. (in French) Read more
Collection of animal biology Inherited from the collections of the University of Bordeaux Institute of Zoology and private donations, the animal biology collections hold some real treasures. (in French) Read more
Oceanic core sample archives These archives contain a large number of core samples, i.e. cylindrical sections of sediment, which are used to help understand global climate change. (in French) Read more
Paleontology collection The University of Bordeaux has a very rich paleontological collection of great scientific interest. (in French) Read more
Botanical collections The Botanical Garden is home to approximately 1,800 plant species belonging to over 180 families. A wide range of trees and specialist plant collections in 26 beds are labelled and on display there. (in French) Read more
Geology collection The University of Bordeaux has the only complete and representative French collection of the geological series of the Aquitaine region, the largest French sedimentary basin. The collection is of obvious national interest. (in French) Read more
Prehistoric collections The Prehistoric collections are at the core of the activities conducted in the PACEA laboratory, given that all their research work is based on objects from archaeological digs. (in French) Read more
Biological anthropology collections The PACEA laboratory has a large human bone archive, from a variety of geographical and chrono-cultural origins, which references the biological characteristics of past populations. (in French) Read more
