Art galleries in Bordeaux
Galleries are best taken slowly. Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has 30 mapped right now. That's 30 galleries mapped around Bordeaux. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Opening nights are the cheat code — free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that actually wants to talk about the work.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Bordeaux (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Atelier Dotty and Les Vivres de l'Art, plus Galerie D.X. If a gallery's missing from Bordeaux's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Bordeaux gallery lineup
30 mapped within about 40 km:
Atelier Dotty
Art gallery
Atelier Dotty — Art gallery on 32 Place de la Ferme de Richemont. Also worth knowing about Atelier Dotty: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00,14:30-18:00.
32 Place de la Ferme de Richemont
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00,14:30-18:00
Les Vivres de l'Art
Art gallery
Les Vivres de l'Art is Art gallery. Les Vivres de l'Art also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-12:30,14:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-12:30,14:00-18:00
Galerie D.X
Art gallery
Galerie D.X — Art gallery.
Cortex Athletico
Art gallery
Cortex Athletico is Art gallery.
La Galerie Sixteen
Art gallery
La Galerie Sixteen is Art gallery. La Galerie Sixteen also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
art home déco
Art galleryRun by Art Home Déco
art home déco is Art gallery run by Art Home Déco on 24 Rue Vital Carles, Bordeaux. art home déco also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:30-19:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
24 Rue Vital Carles, Bordeaux, 33000
Hours: Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:30-19:30
Phone: +33556815711
BAG_Bakery Art Gallery
Art gallery
BAG_Bakery Art Gallery — Art gallery, found on 44 Rue Saint François in Bordeaux. Also worth knowing about BAG_Bakery Art Gallery: it has a website with more detail.
44 Rue Saint François, Bordeaux, 33000
Couleurs Haïti
Art gallery
Couleurs Haïti — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Couleurs Haïti: it has a website with more detail.
Atelier 70
Art galleryRun by Denis Leric
Run by Denis Leric, Atelier 70 is Art gallery.
Galerie Monbadon
Art gallery
Galerie Monbadon — Art gallery.
Dotty sculpture
Art gallery
Dotty sculpture is Art gallery on 52 Cours de la Somme.
52 Cours de la Somme
Le garage Simon
Art gallery
Le garage Simon is Art gallery.
Le Passage de la Cadène
Art gallery
Le Passage de la Cadène is Art gallery.
Galerie Neilag
Art gallery
Galerie Neilag — Art gallery, found on 128 Rue du Docteur Albert Barraud in Bordeaux. Also worth knowing about Galerie Neilag: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
128 Rue du Docteur Albert Barraud, Bordeaux, 33000
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-20:00
Phone: +33 55 652 5192
Eclipso
Art galleryRun by Eclipso Entertainment
Eclipso is Art gallery run by Eclipso Entertainment on 19-21 Rue Saint-Sernin, Bordeaux. Eclipso also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 14:00-20:00; Su 14:00-19:00; SH Mo-Su 10:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
19-21 Rue Saint-Sernin, Bordeaux, 33000
Hours: We-Sa 14:00-20:00; Su 14:00-19:00; SH Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
Cerise de Lurbe
Art gallery
Cerise de Lurbe — Art gallery on 15 Rue de Lurbe. Also worth knowing about Cerise de Lurbe: the map lists its hours as Tu-Th 14:30-18:30.
15 Rue de Lurbe
Hours: Tu-Th 14:30-18:30
Le 101
Art gallery
Le 101 is Art gallery.
Guyenne Art Gascogne
Art gallery
Guyenne Art Gascogne — Art gallery on 32 Rue Fondaudège. Also worth knowing about Guyenne Art Gascogne: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
32 Rue Fondaudège
Phone: +33 5 57 83 49 63
L'ami des lettres
Art gallery
L'ami des lettres is Art gallery.
Galerie Lagrange
Art gallery
Galerie Lagrange is Art gallery on 15 Allées de Tourny.
15 Allées de Tourny
Galerie Saint-James
Art gallery
Galerie Saint-James — Art gallery on 22 Rue Saint-James.
22 Rue Saint-James
Aurore Ginèbre
Art gallery
Aurore Ginèbre is Art gallery on 20 Rue Paul Louis Lande. Aurore Ginèbre also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
20 Rue Paul Louis Lande
Maison Spectre
Art gallery
Maison Spectre — Art gallery on 29-31 Rue des Faures. Also worth knowing about Maison Spectre: it has a website with more detail.
29-31 Rue des Faures
Lia Viciute
Art gallery
Lia Viciute is Art gallery on 2 Rue Porte de Cailhau. Lia Viciute also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
2 Rue Porte de Cailhau
L'époque
Art galleryRun by Lia Viciute
Run by Lia Viciute, L'époque is Art gallery on 2 Rue Porte de Cailhau. Also worth knowing about L'époque: the map lists its hours as Tu,Th,Fr,Sa 10:00-18:30; it has a website with more detail.
2 Rue Porte de Cailhau
Hours: Tu,Th,Fr,Sa 10:00-18:30
Atelier 34
Art galleryRun by Chantal Quilles
Atelier 34 is Art gallery run by Chantal Quilles on 34 Rue Camille Sauvageau. Atelier 34 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as "sur RDV".
34 Rue Camille Sauvageau
Hours: "sur RDV"
L'atelier à Bordeaux
Art galleryRun by Fabienne Boisset
Run by Fabienne Boisset, L'atelier à Bordeaux is Art gallery on 73 Rue Camille Sauvageau. Also worth knowing about L'atelier à Bordeaux: it has a website with more detail.
73 Rue Camille Sauvageau
Les Mondes Rêvés
Art gallery
Les Mondes Rêvés is Art gallery on 19 Rue Porte Basse. Les Mondes Rêvés also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as "Horaires à géométrie variable".
19 Rue Porte Basse
Hours: "Horaires à géométrie variable"
La Maison aux Personnages
Art gallery
La Maison aux Personnages — Art gallery.
Salle Alban Denuit
Art gallery
Salle Alban Denuit is Art gallery.
What the map tells us about art galleries in Bordeaux
9 of the 30 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
13 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 2 Rue Porte de Cailhau, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
13 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Bordeaux gallery walk
Making a day of it in Bordeaux? Work this order: Atelier Dotty on 32 Place de la Ferme de Richemont, Les Vivres de l'Art, Galerie D.X, Cortex Athletico, La Galerie Sixteen, art home déco on 24 Rue Vital Carles, BAG_Bakery Art Gallery on 44 Rue Saint François, and Couleurs Haïti. That's the gallery walk in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 22 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Bordeaux
How the regulars do Bordeaux's galleries:
- Ask about the price list at Atelier Dotty. It's normal to ask, even if you're not buying. It tells you how the market values the work.
- Take the long way through at Les Vivres de l'Art. Galleries reward slow looking. One extra lap always reveals something the first pass missed.
- The bookshop corner is curated. Gallery bookshops stock the art books the big stores don't. Worth ten minutes on the way out.
- Ask the gallerist. They know the work, the artists, and what's coming next. Most are delighted when someone asks a real question.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Bordeaux — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Bordeaux can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 30, or a art gallery we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 30 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Bordeaux: 30 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.