Institut Culturel Bernard Magrez

Glittering glass chandeliers, parquet flooring, original molded ceilings and pretty peppermint-green painted wood-paneling create a wonderfully romantic backdrop for the compelling contemporary-art exhibitions held at Château Labottière. The neoclassical château was constructed in 1773 for Bordelais brothers Antoine and Jacques Labottière, who ran a small printing business in Bordeaux and is owned today by the Bernard Magrez Cultural Institute.