--- title: "Musée de Nuits-Saint-Georges: Gallo-Roman Finds and Visit" description: "Gallo-Roman and Merovingian finds in the vaulted cellars of an old wine house, open spring to autumn. Allow an hour, with a private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-de-nuits-saint-georges lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/musee-de-nuits-saint-georges.png --- # Nuits-Saint-Georges Museum (Musée de Nuits-Saint-Georges) > Nuits-Saint-Georges Museum: Gallo-Roman and Merovingian finds displayed in the vaulted cellars of a former wine house. Nuits-Saint-Georges Museum is in Nuits-Saint-Georges (Côte-d'Or), 24 min by road (20 km) from Beaune. Opening hours: 2 May to 31 October: Wednesday to Friday, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00; Saturday and Sunday, 14:00 to 18:00 · Admission: Free entry · Allow 45 minutes to 1 hour · Private driver from Beaune: €90 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The town museum of Nuits-Saint-Georges occupies a former wine house in the centre. Its great vaulted cellars now hold finds from the Gallo-Roman site of Les Bolards and remarkable Merovingian objects. Upstairs, temporary exhibitions explore the heritage of the region. It is a calm and rewarding hour between tastings. ## Key facts - Type: Museums - Where: Nuits-Saint-Georges · Côte-d'Or - Location: 15 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.1387, 4.9506 - 24 min from Beaune - Open 2 May to 31 October - Allow 45 minutes to 1 hour - Official website: [ville-nuits-saint-georges.fr](https://ville-nuits-saint-georges.fr/presentation-musee/) - From Beaune: ≈ 24 min · 20 km - €90 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 24 min by road (20 km), €90 one way for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## History The museum was created in 1975 and holds the Musée de France label. Much of its collection comes from Les Bolards, a Gallo-Roman settlement near Nuits-Saint-Georges. The displays include Gallo-Roman pottery and glass, and funerary stelae from the necropolis of Les Bolards. The finds show that people lived, worked and traded here in Roman times. Later discoveries include Merovingian objects from the early Middle Ages, also displayed in the cellars. ## What you will see Downstairs, the vaulted cellars of the old wine house make a fine setting for Gallo-Roman pottery, glass vessels, carved stones and Merovingian finds. Upstairs, changing exhibitions present aspects of the region's heritage. In season the museum also runs guided visits to the Les Bolards archaeological site, which cannot be visited otherwise. The museum is small, and it stands a short walk from the belfry and the shops. In 2026 the exhibition upstairs, De l'hospice à l'hôpital, traces 300 years of hospital life in Nuits, from the town's first leper houses to the Hôpital Saint-Laurent, its nursing sisters and its apothecary, and covers the hospital's finances and its famous wine sale. It ends with the apothecary's challenge, a game in which you identify the ingredients of the old laboratory. Downstairs, audio tours that play on your own phone tell the stories behind the objects. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: 2 May to 31 October: Wednesday to Friday, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00; Saturday and Sunday, 14:00 to 18:00 - Admission: Free entry - Booking: Not needed Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://ville-nuits-saint-georges.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/depliant-musee.pdf). ## Planning your visit Entry is free, and the museum opens from May to the end of October. Guided visits, also free, last about an hour and must be booked: they cover the exhibition, the archaeology collections and, on a handful of dates each season, the Les Bolards site on the route de Quincey, which moves indoors to the archaeology rooms in bad weather. During the school holidays, 90-minute workshops for children aged 6 to 12 cost €5. The building is on rue Camille-Rodier in the town centre, easy to combine with a walk past the belfry. ## Did you know? The Gallo-Roman site of Les Bolards can only be visited on guided tours run by the museum, on a handful of dates each season. ## Around Nuits-Saint-Georges Museum What to combine with Nuits-Saint-Georges Museum on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/nuits-saint-georges) (1 km away): The wine town that names the Côte de Nuits, with 41 premiers crus and a lively old centre. - [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee) (2 km away): Six grands crus, including Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, in the village called the pearl of the Côte. - [Premeaux-Prissey](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/premeaux-prissey) (3 km away): Two old villages joined in 1972, with walled premier cru clos and wines sold as Nuits-Saint-Georges. ### Châteaux - [Château de la Berchère](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-berchere) (2 km away): A moated château between Nuits-Saint-Georges and the Saône plain, now a hotel. - [Maison forte d’Agencourt](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/maison-forte-d-agencourt) (2 km away): A moated fortified house east of Nuits, rebuilt around 1650 and now a rural school. - [Château de Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vosne-romanee) (2 km away): The family seat of the Comtes Liger-Belair, owners of the grand cru La Romanée. ### Things to do - [Caveau Moillard](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/caveau-moillard-nuits-saint-georges) (1 km away): The Nuits-Saint-Georges tasting cellar of the Moillard wine house, the Caveau des Mosaïques. - [Dufouleur Frères](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/dufouleur-freres-oenotheque-nuits-saint-georges) (1 km away): A Nuits-Saint-Georges family wine house since 1848, with a tasting room in the former stables of its château. - [Nuits-Saint-Georges Belfry (Beffroi de Nuits-Saint-Georges)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/beffroi-de-nuits-saint-georges), 1 km away: The 17th-century belfry that has watched over the main square of Nuits-Saint-Georges for four centuries. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (10 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (10 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne ### Events - **Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête du Vin Bourru](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-du-vin-bourru-nuits-saint-georges): Nuits-Saint-Georges toasts the new vintage with cloudy, still-fermenting bourru. (Wine festival · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Sunday, 14 March 2027 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [Vente des Vins des Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/hospices-de-nuits-wine-auction): The Côte de Nuits' own charity wine auction, held each spring since 1961. (Wine auction · Vougeot) - **Usually the Saturday and Sunday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Salon des Vignerons de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-des-vignerons-nuits-saint-georges): Forty Nuits-Saint-Georges growers pour their wines on the weekend of the Hospices sale. (Wine festival · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Usually the Saturday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Semi-marathon de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-nuits-saint-georges): A half marathon through the grands crus, run on the weekend of the Hospices de Nuits sale. (Sport · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Every Whitsun (Pentecost) weekend, from Saturday to Monday, in May or June.** · [Reulle-Vergy en fête (Carrefour artisanal)](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/reulle-vergy-en-fete): A Hautes-Côtes village fête of crafts and local food over the Whitsun weekend. (Tradition · Reulle-Vergy) - **Usually the last week of May.** · [Festival Volcan de Nuits](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-volcan-de-nuits): A small festival of music, art and food that erupts in Nuits-Saint-Georges each spring. (Music · Nuits-Saint-Georges) ## Questions about Nuits-Saint-Georges Museum ### How far is Nuits-Saint-Georges Museum from Beaune? Nuits-Saint-Georges Museum is about 24 min from Beaune by road (20 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €90 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Nuits-Saint-Georges Museum take? For the visit, allow 45 minutes to 1 hour. ### When is Nuits-Saint-Georges Museum open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (ville-nuits-saint-georges.fr) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Nuits-Saint-Georges Museum? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:museenuits): €90 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - --- Canonical page: