La Rochelle is full of museums, among them the Mus??e du Nouveau Monde (10 Rue Fleuriau), which celebrates the town's early trading links with the New World; the Mus??e des Beaux-Arts (28 Rue Gargoulleau), which includes an important portrait of Martin Luther by Lucas Cranach and notable canvases by Giordano and Ribera; and the huge Aquarium (Avenue du Lazaret).
La Rochelle has lots of museums.