Facade of the National Health Insurance Museum in Bordeaux, an imposing Second Empire-style château with two pointed towers, surrounded by green grounds and pink flowers — © National Health Insurance Museum - Bordeaux

Interior view through ornate windows overlooking a lush green park with mature trees and flowering shrubs. — © Windows of the National Health Insurance Museum in Bordeaux

Visitors climbing an ornately carved wooden staircase in a historic building with yellow walls and tall windows, National Health Insurance Museum in Bordeaux. — © Historic Staircase at Bordeaux's National Health Insurance Museum

A visitor inspects a collection of vintage typewriters and mechanical devices displayed on a wooden table in a museum. — © Vintage typewriter collection in Bordeaux museum

Three visitors examine historical medical equipment displayed in a case at the National Health Insurance Museum in Bordeaux, with black and white photographs hung on the wall. — © Visit to the National Health Insurance Museum in Bordeaux

Collection of historical French documents on health insurance and gendarmerie, including old booklets and brochures from the early 20th century, displayed at the National Museum of Health Insurance in Bordeaux. — © Historical Archives of French Health Insurance

Satirical illustration of the boat-course inauguration depicting a humorous scene with formally dressed characters aboard a vessel, featuring Bordeaux cityscape in the background and caricatures in the margins. — © The Inauguration of the Boat-Course - Satirical Bordeaux Illustration

Interior of the National Health Insurance Museum in Bordeaux displaying reconstructed 20th-century offices with wooden furniture, typewriters, vintage office equipment and period artifacts on blue flooring. — © Health Insurance Museum - Historical Office Exhibition

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National museum of the Health Insurance

History, Health

The Musée national de l’Assurance maladie in Lormont in a 19th century castle, is now the only place in France to preserve and pass on the history of social protection by offering a true journey to the heart of solidarity.

Among the young people, who are the social security contributors of tomorrow, the Museum raises awareness of the values, assets and challenges of social protection. To the general public, it contributes to the duty to remember the great social achievements and sheds light on today's challenges.

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Museum currently closed to visitors

Schedules :
- Free admission : Monday to Thursday from 2pm to 5pm and Friday from 2pm to 4.30pm
- Groups on reservation : Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 5 pm
- Closed on weekends and public holidays

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National museum of the Health Insurance
10 route de Carbon-Blanc
33310 LORMONT

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View of the Garonne slopes in Bordeaux with tree trunks in the foreground, dense forest, the Garonne river and city landmarks in the background at sunset

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