Museums in Indre-et-Loire

Musée des écrivains célèbres
37190 Saché

The Château de Saché, a 19th-century Renaissance home, houses the Balzac Museum. Located in Touraine, it was the creative refuge of the writer between 1825 and 1848, in the heart of the inspiring landscapes of the Indre Valley.

Musée de chanteur ou d'acteur
37290 Yzeures-sur-Creuse

The Mado Robin Museum in Yzeures-sur-Creuse is a lyrical art museum dedicated to the local singer, located in the Centre-Val de Loire. He exhibits his costumes, posters and souvenirs in a reconstructed scenographic setting.

Musée de la Préhistoire
37350 Le Grand-Pressigny

The Musée de la Préhistoire du Grand-Pressigny, located in the Renaissance castle of the commune, exhibits archaeological collections of the region, from the Paleolithic to the Bronze Age, with a focus on the lithic pressignian industry.

Musée du tracteur et du matériel agricole
37190 Azay-le-Rideau

The Maurice-Dufresne Museum, housed in an old 19th-century stationery in Azay-le-Rideau (Indre-et-Loire), exhibits 3,000 objects and industrial vehicles over 10,000 m2, in the heart of a six-hectare landscaped park.

Musée des Beaux-Arts
37000 Tours

The Museum of Fine Arts of Tours, housed in the former Episcopal Palace from the 12th to the 18th century, houses collections ranging from antiquity to contemporary art, in the heart of the historic city of Tours in the Centre-Val de Loire.

37120 Assay

The municipal museum of Assay, located in the Centre-Val de Loire, houses collections linked to the Cardinal de Richelieu, including works from his castle disappeared in Touraine, in a 17th century mansion.

37500 Anché

Le Carroi, museum of arts and history in Chinon (Indre-et-Loire), installed in a 15th century house, has exhibited local collections of archaeology, fine arts and history since 1906.

Musée de l'architecture et du patrimoine
37190 Azay-le-Rideau

The Troglodytic Valley of the Goupillières in Azay-le-Rideau is an underground historic site located in the Centre-Val de Loire, in the emblematic city of Azay-le-Rideau.