Sunday 20 September, 14:30

Conditions

Free. Without reservation.

September 2026

Sunday 20
- 14:30 - 17:00

Musée national des Douanes

1 Place de la Bourse, 33000 Bordeaux, France

Gironde

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Show "The Embarrassments of the Taxpayer"

Name: Show "The Embarrassments of the Taxpayer"
Start: 2026-09-20T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée national des Douanes

Sunday 20 September, 14:30

Conditions

Free. Without reservation.

On September 19 and 20, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the National Customs Museum will welcome the public in a recently restored building, whose extensive renovation work was completed in September 2025.
There are still many people from Bordeaux and visitors who have not had the opportunity to discover this exceptional heritage, built nearly three centuries ago by the architect Jacques Gabriel.
Preserving and transmitting this emblematic place while bringing it to life: such is the ambition of the museum and its teams, alongside the customs services, which still occupy part of the Hôtel des Douanes. The year 2026 was thus marked by several cultural collaborations that enriched the museum’s programming.
On Sunday 20 September, history students from the Université Paris-Est Créteil will present Les Embarras du contribuable, a costume show inspired by texts by Louis-Sébastien Mercier, 1781-1788. Through this humorous evocation of the eighteenth century, the public will discover how tax and customs issues cross eras.
Three 30-minute performances will be offered in the main courtyard of the Hôtel des Douanes: at 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Free and open access, subject to availability.
---
An event at the European Heritage and Matrimony Days in Bordeaux
#JEPMBX2026

September 2026

Sunday 20
- 14:30 - 17:00

Additionnal information

Custom description

No input

Event of inter-municipal interest

No selection

Recurring Event

No selection

Catégories Agenda Métropolitain

Spectacle

Catégories Médiathèque

No selection

Important: je certifie détenir les droits nécessaires à la publication de l'image sous le régime de la licence ouverte

No input

EAN

No input

Cycle

No input

Categories of the city of Bordeaux

Show

About the location

Musée national des Douanes

1 Place de la Bourse, 33000 Bordeaux, France

Gironde

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The National Customs Museum is located in the former Hotel des Fermes du ROI de Bordeaux. This jewel of customs heritage is also an emblematic building of 18th century Bordeaux. It was built between 1735 and 1738 specifically to house the General Farm, a private company that collected taxes under the Ancien Régime on behalf of the king. The building was the gateway for goods transported by boats and landed in the hall to be controlled by the farm clerks, ancestors of the customs officers. The building is organized around a rectangular courtyard that received the goods before and after customs clearance. The classical facade designed by Jacques Gabriel is remarkable for the balance of its proportions. The pediments were made by sculptor Jacques Verberckt, who also designed the fountain against the wall of the inner courtyard.

Conditions

September 2026

Vorstellung "Die Schwierigkeiten des Steuerzahlers"

Conditions

Show "The Embarrassments of the Taxpayer"

Conditions

Spettacolo "I problemi del contribuente"

Conditions

Spectacle "Les Embarras du contribuable"

Conditions

Espectáculo "Las dificultades del contribuyente"

Conditions

September 2026