{"id":10258,"date":"2026-11-12T16:49:34","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T15:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bordeaux-citytours.com\/?p=10258"},"modified":"2026-11-13T11:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:45:50","slug":"bleu-sauvage-a-mo-exhibition-musee-mer-marine-bordeaux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bordeaux-citytours.com\/en\/top-picks\/bleu-sauvage-a-mo-exhibition-musee-mer-marine-bordeaux\/","title":{"rendered":"Bleu Sauvage, A-MO’s street art exhibition at the Mus\u00e9e Mer Marine in Bordeaux"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fox, a gorilla or a bird painted on a street corner. In Bordeaux, many people have already come across one of A-MO’s animals without knowing his name. From 11 September 2026 to 3 January 2027<\/strong>, the Bordeaux street artist brings his bestiary into the Mus\u00e9e Mer Marine, in the Bassins \u00e0 flot district. \u201cBleu Sauvage\u201d brings together some sixty new works in which the blue of the sea and sky becomes the setting for wild animals. It is an outing that appeals as much to street art lovers as to children.<\/p>\n

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At a glance<\/p>\n

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Location<\/strong>Mus\u00e9e Mer Marine, 89 rue des \u00c9trangers, Bassins \u00e0 flot, 33300 Bordeaux<\/span><\/div>\n
Dates<\/strong>11 September 2026 to 3 January 2027<\/span><\/div>\n
Opening hours<\/strong>1pm to 6pm on weekdays, 10:30am to 6pm at weekends, 10:30am to 7pm during school holidays. Closed on Mondays<\/span><\/div>\n
Museum prices<\/strong>\u20ac14 adult, \u20ac11 reduced, \u20ac10 young person, free for under-6s<\/span><\/div>\n
Getting there<\/strong>Tram B, Rue Achard stop, bus 5, Bassins \u00e0 Flot stop \u00b7 mmmbordeaux.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
Audience<\/strong>All ages, children’s workshops from age 5 during the Christmas holidays<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The artist<\/span><\/p>\n

Who is A-MO, the street artist who paints the animals of Bordeaux?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
In short,<\/strong> A-MO is a self-taught Bordeaux street artist, known for the large animal compositions he paints on walls across Bordeaux and its metropolitan area.<\/div>\n

He made his name by winning the Vibrations Urbaines competition in 2015. Since then, his work has joined Bernard Magrez’s private collection and has been shown at the Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts in Libourne. With \u201cBleu Sauvage\u201d, he moves from the street into a museum without losing his signature, animals that appear where you least expect them.<\/p>\n

Paintag, tags up close, an animal from afar<\/h3>\n

His technique has a name, paintag. Up close, all you can make out are lines, signs and tags. Take a few steps back and the animal appears. With children, the game is to move forward and back in front of each canvas to watch the creature take shape.<\/p>\n

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The exhibition<\/span><\/p>\n

What can you see in the Bleu Sauvage exhibition?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
In short,<\/strong> some sixty new works forming a wild and marine bestiary dominated by blue, along a route that also presents each species painted.<\/div>\n

Blue gives the exhibition its name. The blue of the sea, of the sky, of certain species. It serves in turn as colour, setting and common thread, a fitting choice for a museum devoted to the sea.<\/p>\n

In keeping with its approach, the Mus\u00e9e Mer Marine brings art and science together. Behind each painted animal, the route presents the real species, its habitat, its behaviour, its vulnerabilities and its conservation status. The exhibition is run with HISA, a Bordeaux association working for biodiversity and for better coexistence between human activities and wildlife. To discover the rest of the venue, read our guide to the Mus\u00e9e Mer Marine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rouge Hartley, guest artist in December<\/h3>\n

The exhibition changes over the weeks. After Selor, invited in October and November, A-MO makes room in December for another artist friend, Rouge Hartley. A good reason to go back if you saw it in the autumn.<\/p>\n

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With the family<\/span><\/p>\n

Bleu Sauvage with the family, the Christmas holiday workshops<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
In short,<\/strong> on Wednesday 23 and Wednesday 30 December 2026, the museum runs two creative workshops for children inspired by A-MO’s world.<\/div>\n