Musée Basque

Great museum! It's much bigger and diversified than in Guernika. And very friendly staff.

A good resource for trying to learn more about Basque culture, though maybe a little lacking in exhibits that track the Basque experience to the modern day. We visited on a Thursday when the museum doesn’t open till 1pm and we were the first in, which was great cause it was super quiet and we could take the exhibits at our leisure.

Very good (also on rainy days) overview on Basque traditions and history. I miss a little bit deeper insight about people's wandering before settlement here, but really rich exhibition on history of pelote! Btw: Bayonne is a beauty of a city!

Incredibly interesting museum about the Basque people with particular focus on the French Basques. Information is generally only available in French, Basque and sometimes Spanish. Most in only French and Basque. But the exhibits are interesting and it’s nice to learn more about this incredibly unique ethnic group!

Fantastic museum with so much to see and learn about the wonderful Basque culture. Recommended

I learned a lot about Basque culture by visiting this museum. People on the reception were super friendly.

A great museum with a little bit of everything:- Basque geography, history, culture and society displayed through art, objects, furniture... Very clearly laid out over 3 floors and lovely staff. If you are an English speaker, there is a guide booklet you can borrow from the desk to walk around with and also QR codes on certain objects which link to webpages in French, Spanish, Basque and English. Video and audio exhibits and interactive/ tactile/ sensory stations for children. Plus a costume dress up area on the ground floor. I learnt so much about Basque culture from giant wooden wine presses to how they made clogs and espadrilles and 'makhila' (a wooden walking stick with a hidden spike) and the game of pelota (hard to describe but like a mixture of squash, rackets, hand ball and hurling!). When I visited there was a great temporary photography exhibition of early 20th century colourised photographs of the region (on until January 2024). Bayonne is a great little city and this museum right on the side of the river, close to the indoor Market (Les Halles) and near lots of lovely cafes, bistros and restaurants is a great place to visit. Highly recommended. Cost 8 euros (adults). Also free lockers for bags, umbrella 'lockers' and clean toilets.

I’d thought it was going to be just a small exhibition and it turned out to be a big one. Very interesting! It nicely supplemented all the books I’ve been reading about the Basque culture and history. Moreover, to my surprise I found there a traditional Lajkonik from my home city Kraków!