Museums in the Cher

18500 Allouis

The Charles VII Castle Museum, housed in a restored medieval dungeon, is located in Mehun-sur-Yèvre (Dear). It houses archaeological collections and decorative arts, including historic porcelain and earthenware.

Musée lapidaire
18000 Bourges

The Berry Museum, located in Bourges in the Centre-Val de Loire region, is a historical and archaeological museum closed since 2021, housing collections ranging from Prehistory to the 19th century in the Hotel Cujas, a Renaissance building.

18370 Beddes

The Emile Chénon Museum, located in Châteaumeillant in the Cher, is an archaeological museum dedicated to the ancient history of the city, housing exceptional Gallo-Roman collections in a mansion of the 14th-XIXth centuries.

18000 Bourges

The Musée des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, located in the old wing of the Bourges Town Hall, has exhibited artisanal masterpieces since 1995, in the heart of a preserved historical area.

Musée d'histoire naturelle et de Paléontologie
18000 Bourges

The Bourges Museum of Natural History, created in 1927, is a municipal museum dedicated to zoology, botany and geology, located in the Cher in the Centre-Val de Loire. It houses rare collections like the Hans elephant and specializes in the study of bats.

Musée d'Art provenant de collections privées
18000 Bourges

The Hotel Lallemant, a Renaissance jewel of Bourges (Centre-Val de Loire), is a mansion from the early 16th century, combining Gothic style and Italian influences. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it now houses the Museum of Decorative Arts.

Musée de l'automobile
18510 Menetou-Salon

The Musée de l'automobile à Menetou-Salon is a space dedicated to the history of cars, located in the municipality of Menetou-Salon, in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

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.