Culture Bordeaux

When you arrive in a new city, it's not always easy to meet new people. The mission of Bordeaux Accueille Métropole (BAM) is to welcome newcomers to Bordeaux and the Bordeaux region, to share moments of discovery, conviviality and friendship. The 6 local branches: Bordeaux-Maritime, Bordeaux-Centre, Le Bouscat-Caudéran, Mérignac, Pessac and Gradignan organize a wide range of activities every month.

The Mériadeck library is the central library of the municipal network. The offer is as one can imagine: immense and varied! An extremely complete literary and documentary collection, a heritage collection with rare and ancient manuscripts, a play area with board games and video games, a music studio and listening stations, computer stations, a room to welcome people with disabilities, and many activities for all during the year... One could spend hours there without seeing the time go by!

The Archives de Bordeaux Métropole are housed in Bordeaux's oldest railway warehouse - built in 1859 - the Halle des Magasins Généraux, between the Jardin Botanique stop and the Darwin derrières. The majestic wood, glass and stone building opens onto a vast tree-lined forecourt. A public service open to all, the Archives de Bordeaux Métropole helps to build up and disseminate sources on the history of the Metropole, its communes and their inhabitants. More than 18 km of documents are preserved in this immense building, which traces the history of the Bordeaux metropolitan area and those who have shaped it. Exhibitions and educational workshops are regularly organized for the general public.