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06 Apr, 24En coursIn the Garden of the Hesperides
Until 2 November 2025 In the Garden of the Hesperides Brittany’s plants from afar A story of Plougastel strawberries, hydrangeas, tomatoes, Coco de Paimpol beans...…
09 Aug, 24En coursUse the Port-Museum guided tour web application
Use the Port-Museum guided tour web application ! You can keep the app open on your phone and let yourself be guided along the route…
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21 Nov, 24EN coursFermeture hivernale
Le Port-musée est fermé depuis le 3 novembre 2024. Les visiteurs individuels devront attendre les vacances des Noël pour (re)venir le visiter (ouverture les 26…
21 Nov, 24EN coursDouze vues de Douarnenez par Simon Jourdan
L'été culturel est une opération nationale développée par le Ministère de la Culture, visant à soutenir des propositions artistiques et culturelles ayant lieu durant l’été.…
21 Nov, 24EN coursLa révolte des sardinières
En 2024, Douarnenez célèbre le 100e anniversaire des grèves des ouvrières d’usine survenues en 1924. Dans le cadre de cette commémoration, le musée de Bretagne…
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Marie-Louise, cutter from Carantec
The choppy waters and rocky environs of the Carantec river on which the Marie-Louise (1939) was used meant that this cutter needed to be robust.…
Viviane, pleasure yacht
This pleasure yacht made from riveted sheet metal, built in Nantes at the Dubigeon shipyard in 1860, belongs to the first generation of sailing dinghies…
Tatara, pirogue from Orchid Island
Built in around 1970, on Orchid Island off the coast of Taiwan, this fishing boat for flying fish, known as a Tatara, has colourful, sculpted…
Douarnenez, sardine port
Douarnenez has a long history as an active fishing port. It was Brittany’s largest sardine fishing port in the early 20th century, with almost 800…
Catraia, Portuguese coaster
This boat from the Tagus (Portugal), built in around 1940, has a large hold for transporting cargo. In accordance with custom, it is abundantly decorated,…
Pieter, tjotter converted for leisure
This Dutch river sailboat, known as a tjotter (1965) and used for food provision in villages in the Dutch polders has a shallow draught (0.45 m)…
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Roi Gradlon, historical buoy tender
This former buoy tender for the Morbihan Lighthouses and Beacons Service, the Roi Gradlon, joined the museum’s moored collection in April 2015. Built in 1948…
Anna-Rosa, Norwegian coaster
Anna-Rosa was built in 1893 in the Norwegian fjord of Hardanger. In the early 20th century, like almost 2000 other Norwegian galleasses, this robust, sail-powered…
Dieu Protège, sand barge
Dieu Protège is an Iroise Sea sand barge. From 1951, the year of its launch, and for 35 years, Dieu Protège extracted sand from the…
Saint Denys, steam tugboat
The Saint-Denys, built in Scotland in 1929, belonged to the Falmouth Towage Company. This company’s ships, easily recognisable due to their green hulls and black…
An Eostig, sardine boat
The An Eostig was built for the “Boats of the French Coasts” (bateaux des côtes de France) competition. Launched during the 1992 Fêtes maritimes (maritime…
Scarweather, lightship
The Scarweather was built in 1947 by the Philip & Son shipyard in Dartmouth (Great Britain) for Trinity House (which provides lighthouses and navigational aids).…
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