Museums in Indre-et-Loire

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.

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.

37400 Amboise

The Musée de la Poste, located in Amboise in the Centre-Val de Loire, traces postal history through collections enriched by donations and deposits. Closed in 2000, its objects are now distributed between Paris and Amboise.

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 Peinture
37530 Amboise

The Museum of the Hotel Morin in Amboise is a historical monument located in the city of Amboise, in the region Centre-Val de Loire. Its exact history and construction period remain undocumented.

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.

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.

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.