The Musée national des Douanes is a museum of art and history of Bordeaux. Inaugurated in 1984, the Musée national des Douanes tells the story of the customs administration, one of the oldest in France, from the 17th century to the present day. It is the only museum of its kind in all of France, thus also representing an important piece of the nation's history . It is located in the hotel des Douaines, a building that housed the Customs administration, built in the first half of the 18th century. The museum's collection includes more than 13,500 objects that illustrate the evolution of the organization of this administration, including weapons, furniture, uniforms, musical instruments, papers, scale models, c alchool machines (such as the arrhythmometer). There are also works of art with themes related to customs activities, such as sculptures and paintings, including a painting by Monet: Cabane des douaniers, effet d'après-midi and finally several ancient objects seized (ivories and contraband objects , like the "anatomical tin", a saddlebag that smugglers put under their clothes, at the height of the belly, to carry alcohol). The museum also includes a documentation center which houses periodicals and archival documents from the 18th to the 20th century relating to customs personnel, its legislation and administration. It also includes a photo library, with more than 25,000 photographs, and a collection of videos on the subject of customs.