The museum, established in the Peyrarède House in the heart of old Bergerac, retraces the social and cultural history of tobacco through the ages and through different civilisations.

There are four main themes : the discovery of tobacco, the social history of tobacco, tobacco and painting, craftsmanship.

A vast collection of objects is beautifully presented. Four rooms are also devoted to the town’s history from the prehistoric times to the 1789 Revolution.

A Brief History
The Peyrarède House is also known as Henry IV’s chateau but evidence of a royal visit is tenuous. The building is situated on the corner of the Place du Feu, and the Rue de l’ancien pont (the Old Bridge Road) and was constructed in the seventeenth century by the wealthy Peyrarèdes family.

The architecture is a combination of Renaissance and Classicism and the building was renovated by the town of Bergerac in 1982 specifically to house the Museum of Tobacco. The museum is of national interest and boasts a remarkable collection.