Museums in the Val-de-Loire Centre

Museum of Famous Writers
28120 Illiers-Combray

The Marcel Proust Museum, housed in Aunt Léonie's house in Illers-Combray (Eure-et-Loir), is a literary site classified as a historical monument, inspired by the work In search of lost time.

28400 Champrond-en-Perchet

The Musée de l'histoire du Perche, located in the Château Saint-Jean in Nogent-le-Rotrou (Eure-et-Loir), traces the local, economic and artistic life of the Perche since the 19th century, with collections of ethnography and regional art.

28300 Amilly

The Conservatoire of Machinism and Agricultural Practices, located in Mainvilliers near Chartres, traces the technical evolution of agriculture from 1800 to 1960 through a unique collection of historical machines and tools.

28800 Alluyes

The Bonevallais Museum, labeled Musée de France, is a space dedicated to archaeology located in Bonneval en Eure-et-Loir, in the region Centre-Val de Loire.

Museum of Famous Writers
36400 Nohant-Vic

George Sand's house in Nohant-Vic, 18th-century castle in the Centre-Val de Loire, was the residence of the writer where she wrote much of her work. Ranked a historic monument, the estate includes gardens, theatre and period furniture, opened to the public since 1952.

Museum of Religious Art
36100 aux Bordes

The Musée de l'Hospice Saint-Roch in Issoudun, located in Indre in the Centre-Val de Loire, is a 12th-century former Hôtel-Dieu transformed into a museum labeled Museum of France, home to unique historical, medical and artistic collections, including two trees of Jesse from the 15th century.

Automotive Museum
36600 Valençay

The Valençay Automobile Museum, located in Indre, presents a collection of ancient French automobiles and objects related to their history, near Valençay Castle.

Circus and Automation Museum
36150 Vatan

The Musée du cirque de Vatan, located in the municipality of the same name in the region Centre-Val de Loire, is a monument dedicated to the history and the arts of circus, without specific period.