BRINE CASTLE
Castle-palace, the last princely palace of the Valois dynasty, has ...Read more
FONTEVRAUD, THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Museum of Modern Art, located in the Fannerie building, and housing ...Read more
THE TROGLODYTE VILLAGE
Museum presenting a troglodytic dwelling occupied until the early 20th ...Read more
THE COINTREAU SQUARE
The visit of the Carré Cointreau ends at the bar with a tastingRead more
CASTLE OF MONTSOREAU-MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Built around 1450 in the bed of the Loire, this first Renaissance castle in ...Read more
DOOMSDAY GALLERY
Gallery in an Angevin fortress, exhibiting the medieval tapestry of the ...Read more
DAVID D'ANGERS GALLERY
Read moreA glass roof in place of the collapsed roof of an old church is an original idea to highlight the works of a sculptor from Angers, whose most famous works are far from his native town. You will see some preparatory drawings, statues, busts and medallions because, as you may have guessed, this was the speciality of David, known as d'Angers (not to be confused with the painter Jacques-Louis David, with whom he also trained). Most people know this artist thanks to the many streets that bear his name, but we often ignore his art. The sculptures of David d'Angers, which were generally commissioned, are to be found in the Espace Européen Gutenberg in Strasbourg as well as on the pediment of the Panthéon and in Père-Lachaise. In the former Toussaint abbey church, the plaster moulds of his works are on display, which he sent en masse to the Beaux-Arts of Angers in order to thank the city for having granted him a scholarship to study in Paris and then in Italy. The busts made by the sculptor are arranged on a mezzanine from which one can admire both the works as a whole and the elegance of the place, which would certainly have pleased this artist who himself nourished the architectural heritage by contributing to the Concorde bridge in Paris. This museum is out of the ordinary while reflecting a certain classicism, in the image of the artist that David d'Angers was, singular and yet admired by the Academy.
JEAN-LURÇAT MUSEUM
Read moreLocated a few meters from the banks of the Maine River, this museum is composed of two very distinct places. On the one hand, the Saint-Jean Hospital, in its magnificent 12th century room, houses Le Chant du monde, a masterpiece by Jean Lurçat. These ten panels, 80 metres long, are inspired by the famous tapestry of the Apocalypse by John of Bruges. The part known as the former orphanage dates from the 17th century and houses some sixty works exhibited chronologically, mixing temporary works and the museum's own collection (Jean Lurçat, Josep Grau-Garriga and Thomas Gleb).
ART MUSEUM
Read moreFounded in 1801, the Beaux-Arts are housed in several buildings in the historic centre, including a magnificent 15th-century town house, the Logis Barrault, in the flamboyant Gothic style. Covering 3,000 m², the museum has two sections: one devoted to sculpture and painting (particularly primitive and classical), the other to the history of Angers (objects from archaeological excavations). It also includes a graphic arts room and a garden decorated with statues which, in the 20th century, replaced the orchard where the famous Doyenné du Comice pear was invented.
THE SHOE TRADE MUSEUM
Read moreIt does not invent! The museum recounts 130 years of artisanal and industrial history dedicated to the manufacture of this essential accessory that revolutionized the choletaise industry. He occupies an old factory and bears witness to a concept that has hit: install factories in the countryside! From the factory to the museum, there was only one step, which he invites you to pass in turn and you will not regret it. Videos and demonstrations organized the visit where unusual unusual models, tools and machines are available.
ST. MARTIN'S COLLEGE
A collegiate church built on Gallo-Roman remains, whose crypt reveals ...Read more
THE THEATRE AND COSTUME MUSEUM
Read moreThe address is worth a little detour. But you need to book and be in a group to visit this museum. Created in 1954 by the village priest, Father Moreau, the People's education association concerned was very soon interested in amateur theatre. Thanks to the popular enthusiasm she aroused around her, she became a very large hiring of costumes, open to all troops, first of all, and then everywhere, really everywhere. It must be said that it has an impressive collection: 13 000 costumes ranging from antiquity to day and 600 available decor. Costumes of soldiers, Roman centurions, musketeers, monks, French Cancan dancers, Middle Ages dresses, Empire, or corbeille like those of Marie-Antoinette: everything is there. The visit ends with the permanent exhibition on the genesis of the theatre which also offers a beautiful collection of masks of the commedia dell'arte.
ADAM'S HOUSE
This house is one of the symbols of the city of Angers that attracts ...Read more
THE TEXTILE AND FASHION MUSEUM
Museum a few minutes from downtown Cholet, offering a visit to discover the ...Read more
MUSHROOM MUSEUM
Museum dedicated to the mushroom in Saumur, a place of production and ...Read more
JOSEPH DENAIS MUSEUM
Musée Joseph Denais, featuring the only mummies in Anjou, with a ...Read more
MINIATURE PARK STONE AND LIGHT
In Saumur, discover Philippe Cormand's works of art, faithful miniatures of ...Read more
MUSEUM OF ANCIENT TRADE
Museum in Doué-en-Anjou, dedicated to the businesses of the past, with ...Read more
THE JOACHIM DU BELLAY MUSEUM
Read moreIn the birthplace of Joachim du Birthplace, pushing the doors of this charming th-century turret, invites to open the intimate doors of the works of the poet and prolific current of the Pléiade. «I like the stay of my ancestors/What Roman palaces the bold front…» who recited this vibrant tribute to the loved village? Several appointments on calligraphy address the theme: when writing becomes an art.
JULES DESBOIS MUSEUM
Jules Desbois Museum in Parçay-les-Pins, presenting a hundred of his ...Read more