Museums in the Val-de-Loire Centre

Musée de la résistance et de la déportation
45260 Lorris

The Musée départemental de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Lorris, located in the Centre-Val de Loire region, is a place dedicated to the historical memory of the Second World War in Lorris.

Musée des Beaux-Arts
45000 Orléans

The Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans, founded in 1797 in the Loiret, is one of the oldest provincial museums. It houses works from the 15th to the 20th century, including famous paintings, sculptures and pastels, in a modern building adjacent to the town hall.

Musée d'histoire de France
18000 Bourges

The Palais Jacques-Coeur, a flamboyant 15th-century Gothic mansion in Bourges, is a civil architectural gem of the Centre-Val de Loire region, witness to the power of its sponsor, Grand Argentier de France.

Écomusée
45240 Ligny-le-Ribault

L'Écomusée artisanal de Ligny-le-Ribault, located in Centre-Val de Loire, is a place dedicated to the preservation of local know-how. This monument highlights the region's artisanal heritage.

Musée de la nature et de la faune sauvage
45500 Gien

The Château-Musée de Gien is an emblematic monument located in the city of Gien, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its history and architecture make it a must cultural place.

Musée des arts et traditions populaires
45470 Loury

The Musée des métiers et des legends de la Forêt d'Orléans in Loury is an area dedicated to forest traditions, located in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It highlights local forest heritage.

Musée du bateau et de la batellerie
45110 Châteauneuf-sur-Loire

The Musée de la Marine de Loire, located in the former stables of Châteauneuf-sur-Loire (Loiret), traces the history of river navigation and the Ligerian marinaters since the 18th century.

41140 Méhers

The archaeological museum of Mehers, housed in an 18th-century bourgeois house in Thesée (Loir-et-Cher), exhibits Gallo-Roman remains from local excavations, including second-century ceramics.