Visite du Musée des Commerces d'autrefois

Museums

Adult €6.90 Child (6 to 11 years old) €4.50 Teenagers (12 to 17 years old) €6.90 Free with the Pass!

NEW: ACCESSIBLE WITH YOUR PASS FROM 1 APRIL 2025!

Thousands of advertising objects set in life-size reconstructed shops are on display in this unusual museum, housed in a four-storey former warehouse dating from the early 20th century and featuring Eiffel-style architecture. During your 1-hour visit, you'll also have the chance to sit on the school benches of yesteryear and learn how to write with a pen.

As you stroll through the museum's aisles, you'll be taken back to the time when advertising first appeared, before the opening of the first supermarkets and before the consumer society we know today.

So many shops, worlds and atmospheres that have now changed or disappeared completely from our daily lives, but not from our memories...

Opening hours

Winter - 1 November to 31 March: 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm. Closed on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Spring - Autumn - From 1st April to 31st October: 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 7pm. Closed on Sunday mornings

Summer - 1 July to 31 August: daily from 10am to 8pm

Annual closure in January

  • Hearing disability

    Tourism and disability’ accreditation for the hearing impaired

  • Mental disability

    Tourism and disability’ accreditation for the mentally handicapped

  • Motor disability

    Tourism and disability’ accreditation for people with motor disabilities

  • Visual impairment

    Tourism and disability’ accreditation for the visually impaired

  • Access by bike

    Rochefort is on the Vélodyssée cycle route. The Musée des Commerces d'autrefois has been awarded the Accueil Vélo label.

    ADVANTAGE INCLUDED in your La Rochelle Océan Pass: get a 30% discount on bike hire.
    Present your pass at our partner Cycling Tour in La Rochelle and benefit from your discount (your pass must be activated and valid).

  • Access by bus

    Access by coach from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in La Rochelle :
    Roy Bry stop - Lines 153 and 155* (*from April to the end of September), bus connection R'Bus network.
    Routes, timetables and changes to coach services in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region

    R'Bus network bus connections :
    Corderie Royale stop - Line D then 5 min walk
    R'Bus lines, timetables and changes to bus services

    PLEASE NOTE: regional coaches and buses from the R'bus network are not included in your La Rochelle Océan Pass. You must pay for your tickets when you board.

  • Access by car

    Nearest car park: Parking de la Galissonière: fee-paying, 80 spaces.

    ADVANTAGE INCLUDED in your La Rochelle Océan Pass (adult rate only): get €10 off the hire of a Yélomobile car.
    Reach the sites included in your pass around La Rochelle with the yellow-topped Yélomobile car-sharing car: book in advance for 1 hour or several days and Yélomobile cars will make it easier for you to get around near La Rochelle.

    Details of prices and conditions of access to the Yélomobile service.

  • Access by train

    The train journey from La Rochelle takes an average of 25 minutes to Rochefort. The SNCF station is a 20-minute walk from the Musée des Commerces d'autrefois; you can also catch a bus from the R'Bus network (not included in your La Rochelle Océan Pass).

    ADVANTAGE INCLUDED in your La Rochelle Ocean Pass: unlimited access to TER NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE trains between La Rochelle and Rochefort.
    In the application, press the ‘Transport train TER’ button and then the button for your destination, i.e. La Rochelle < > Rochefort. Generate your ticket by pressing the ‘Press here to validate your TER train ticket when boarding’ button. Your e-ticket will appear: it is valid for 2 hours. For your return journey, generate a new ticket by repeating the previous operation.

    Find TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine train timetables easily.

Museum of Shops of Yesteryear

NEW: ACCESSIBLE WITH YOUR PASS FROM 1 APRIL 2025! Step back in time in this museum located less than 1 hour from La Rochelle. Shops and trades from the 1900s are presented in an exhibition area of over 1000m²... as if you were actually there.