© © Culturespaces © De Agostini Picture Library. Bridgeman Images © akg-images
© © Culturespaces © De Agostini Picture Library. Bridgeman Images © akg-images
© © Culturespaces © De Agostini Picture Library. Bridgeman Images © akg-images
© © Culturespaces © De Agostini Picture Library. Bridgeman Images © akg-images

Bassins des Lumières

Special venue, Museum, monument

Created by Culturespaces in the Bordeaux submarine base, the Bassins de Lumières presents immersive digital exhibitions devoted to the major artists in the history of art and contemporary art.

The art centre offers visitors high-quality visual and audio experiences. The four basins cover a surface area of 13,000sqm; these areas are 12 metres high, 110 metres long, and 22 metres wide. With 12,450sqm of projection surface, this is the largest fixed multimedia installation in France.

Total capacity

Maximum seating capacity 312
Maximum standing capacity 600
Number of meeting rooms -
Restaurant capacity -
Number of rooms -
Number of twin rooms -

Capacity per room

Lounge Surface (in m2) Theater Classroom Cabaret style U-shaped Cocktail Seated dinner Ceiling height Natural light
Atelier 2 500 500 350 12m Non
Atelier 3 220 200 150 12m Non
Atelier 4 (Mezzanine + Scène) 400 400 250 12m Non
Cube 225 100 100 8m Non
Passerelles 240 200 180 12m Non
Gradins 200 Non
Atelier 2 (500 m2)
Theater -
Classroom -
Cocktail 500 places
Seated dinner 350 places
Cabaret style -
U-shaped -
Ceiling height 12m
Natural light Non
Atelier 3 (220 m2)
Theater -
Classroom -
Cocktail 200 places
Seated dinner 150 places
Cabaret style -
U-shaped -
Ceiling height 12m
Natural light Non
Atelier 4 (Mezzanine + Scène) (400 m2)
Theater -
Classroom -
Cocktail 400 places
Seated dinner 250 places
Cabaret style -
U-shaped -
Ceiling height 12m
Natural light Non
Cube (225 m2)
Theater -
Classroom -
Cocktail 100 places
Seated dinner 100 places
Cabaret style -
U-shaped -
Ceiling height 8m
Natural light Non
Passerelles (240 m2)
Theater -
Classroom -
Cocktail 200 places
Seated dinner 180 places
Cabaret style -
U-shaped -
Ceiling height 12m
Natural light Non
Gradins ( m2)
Theater 200 places
Classroom -
Cocktail -
Seated dinner -
Cabaret style -
U-shaped -
Ceiling height -
Natural light Non
Bassins des Lumières
Impasse Brown de Colstoun
33300 BORDEAUX

Practical information

How to come?

By road
A10 then rocade A630/E5/E606. Go out sortie 4 « Zone Industrielle Blanquefort, Bordeaux-Nord ». Turn left into Boulevard Aliénor d'Aquitaine, turn left into Place de Latule then immediatly turn right into Boulevard Alfred Daney. Continue on Boulevard Alfred Daney, the Base sous-marine is on your right. Free parking.

Public transport
From downtown (stop Quinconces)
Tram C : stop Raveziès (towards Blanquefort or parc des expos)
Then bus n°9 : stop base sous-marine (towards Brandenburg)

From Saint Jean railway station
Tram C : stop Raveziès (towrads Blanquefort or parc des expos)
Then bus n°9 : stop base sous-marine (towards Brandenburg)
  • Handicap accessible

  • French, English, Spanish

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