Museums in Maine-et-Loire

49750 Beaulieu-sur-Layon

The Musée de la vigne et du vin d'Anjou, located in Beaulieu-sur-Layon in Pays de la Loire, traces local wine history through collections of tools, presses and archives since 1978.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
49280 Cholet

The Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Cholet, located in Pays de la Loire, combines 18th and 20th century artistic collections with the regional history of the Vendée Wars in the same modern museum space inaugurated in 1993.

Musée de l'architecture et du patrimoine
49800 Loire-Authion

The Trélazé Slate Museum, located in Loire-Authion in Maine-et-Loire, is a museum dedicated to the history of slate extraction and work, installed in an old factory and classified quarries.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
49250 Beaufort-en-Vallée

The Joseph-Denais Museum in Beaufort-en-Vallée, Maine-et-Loire, is a 19th-century curiosity firm labeled "Musée de France", housing 9,000 varied objects, from archaeology to fine arts, in an eclectic building combining bank and museum.

Musée de l'industrie
49400 Saumur

The engine museum in Saumur is a space dedicated to mechanical history, located in the city of Saumur, in the Pays de la Loire region. No specific period is associated with this monument.

Musée de l'armée Française
49100 Angers

The Musée du Génie d'Angers, in Maine-et-Loire, traces French military history through 1,000 objects and exhibitions on the missions of the Genie: fighting, building and rescue. Opened in 2009.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
49150 Baugé

The Baugé Museum of Art and History, housed in a wing of King René's castle (15th century), houses various collections in Baugé, Maine-et-Loire, in the heart of Baugeois.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
49390 La Breille-les-Pins

The Jules-Desbois Museum in Parçay-les-Pins, located in the Pays de la Loire, exhibits 150 works by the sculptor, including realistic sculptures and objects from his workshop, in his native village.