Museums in Maine-et-Loire

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.

49400 Saumur

The Saumur castle museum, housed in a 14th century castle, houses various collections (archaeology, fine arts, ethnology) in the city of Saumur, in the Pays de la Loire.

Musée de l'armée Française
49400 Saumur

The Musée des Blindés de Saumur, located in the Pays de la Loire, is a military museum dedicated to armoured vehicles, inaugurated in 1977. It houses more than 800 vehicles, including French and foreign historical models, from 1917 to the present day.

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 des Beaux-Arts
49100 Angers

The Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers, located in the Logis Barrault mansion (15th century), houses collections of art from the 14th to the 21st century, in the heart of the historic city of Angers, in the Pays de la Loire.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
49100 Angers

The Pincé d'Angers Museum, housed in a 16th century Renaissance mansion, exhibits Mediterranean antiques and Oriental arts in the heart of the city.

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 d'histoire naturelle et de Paléontologie
49100 Angers

The Natural History Museum of Angers, founded in the early 19th century, houses 830,000 scientific specimens in a neoclassical hotel and a former town hall in the heart of the Pays de la Loire.