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Museum housing the works of some of the great names of the Paris School, including Vlaminck, Dufy and Utrillo.
Located at the confluence of the Loire and the Nohain, the museum presents two distinct collections: the testimony of numerous human activities related to one of the largest rivers in Europe, as well as a collection of modern paintings. The former Augustinian convent of the city and its adjoining guardhouse are the setting for these collections. Evoked by landscape paintings from the beginning of the 20th century, earthenware and everyday objects, the Loire is presented in its ethnographic aspect. The visitor plunges into the heart of the trades of the past. Sailors, washerwomen, haulers and sand-pullers are evoked through their daily tools, photographs and paintings, reminding us of the importance of the Loire in the past centuries. Numerous earthenware pieces illustrate the importance of this production in the area, its link with fishing and navigation. Saint Nicolas, patron saint of bargemen, or Ver-Vert, the famous Nevers parrot imagined by the Jesuit Gresset, have their place in the museum's display cases. Beautiful models of the different boats of the Loire, visible from the outside thanks to a glass passage, highlight the navigation on the Loire. The collection of modern paintings, from the legacy of Emile Loiseau, enriched by regular purchases, brings together the works of some of the great names of the School of Paris (1910-1925) including Vlaminck, Dufy, or Utrillo. Children will visit the museum in a playful way with a booklet-game and the explanations of the parrot Ver-Vert.
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