Museums in Indre-et-Loire

37340 Ambillou

The Savignéen Museum, located in Savigné-sur-Lathan in Indre-et-Loire, is a paleontological and historical museum created in 1974, rich in fossils and local collections.

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 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 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 d'Archéologie gallo-romaine
37290 Yzeures-sur-Creuse

The Mining Museum in Yzeures-sur-Creuse is an archaeological museum exhibited in Indre-et-Loire, presenting Gallo-Roman remains of the third century from a medieval church demolished in 1895.

37500 Anché

The Rabelais Museum, housed in the author's presumed home in Seuilly (Indre-et-Loire), is a place dedicated to 16th century literature and local history, surrounded by vineyards and historical cellars.

37160 Abilly

The Descartes Museum, housed in the philosopher's home in Descartes (formerly The Hague), is a 16th-century museum dedicated to his life and work in the heart of the Touraine.

37000 Tours

The Musée des vins de Touraine, located in Tours in the Centre-Val de Loire, is a thematic museum dedicated to the history of vineyards and wine, installed in ancient vaulted cellars of the 12th century.