Location: Angers
Top Things to do in Angers
What to do and see in Angers, Pays de la Loire: The Best Museums
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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1. Art Chapel Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 12 reviews
Superb Art gallery in a 19 century chapel, very close to the Angers cathedral and old town, displays high quality contemporary art work of well established artists (sculptures, paintings, furniture) in a exceptional and stunning environment.
2. La Tapisserie De L'Apocalypse
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By sarahtamlac
The Apocolype tapestry is a must see if you are in or near Angers. The craftsmanship is just stunning, and the imagery is fascinating. An audio guide is definitely recommended; you can pause the commentary to give you longer to study the individual panels.
3. Musee Lurcat
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4.5 based on 309 reviews
Reviewed By AlbertSalichs - Manresa, Spain
Museé Lurçat is a wonderful museum of tapestries located in Angers, a town in Loire Region, in the North part of France. The museum has only a big room, where there are a lot of fantastic Contemporanean tapestries. Really, they are different to classical ones. So, you can see great compositions in (almost) all of them. I walked around the room two times, really I was awesome and I do not like very much tapestries, I prefer other kinds of art. A top in the city! and probably a number one museum of tapestries manufactured in 20th Century!
4. Le Musee de l'Ardoise
5. Galerie David d'Angers
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4.5 based on 271 reviews
The former Toussaint abbey church, dating from the 13th century, was restored in 1984. It is now covered with a glass roof, an audacious feature of modern architecture, and houses the works of sculptor, Pierre-Jean David, known as David d’Angers (1788-1856). David d’Angers’ work is scattered throughout France and Europe. Therefore, the main interest of the gallery in Angers is that it showcases the quasi-totality of his sculptures as plaster models, the preparatory studies for the final work, the latter being cast in bronze or sculpted in marble and stone. An idyllic promenade where the light reveals the beauty of the sculptures!
6. Musee du Genie Militaire
7. Musee du Bon Pasteur
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
Located in the Mother House of the Congregation near the Doutre area which is close to the city centre, the Museum offers a three-floor circuit that combines objects, documents and historical pictures, and multimedia supports. Immerse yourself in the heart of a Congregation present in Angers since 1829. From its dynamic founders, including Sister Mary Euphrasia Pelletier who was said to be “the only man in Angers” to the current mission of the Sisters with people in difficulty all over the world, enter an unknown part of Angevine history.
8. Musee des Beaux-Arts
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4.0 based on 219 reviews
The museum, housed in an old private mansion, displays two permanent collections: Fine Arts (350 paintings and sculptures from the 14th century to the present day) and The History of Angers (550 archaeological pieces and objets d’art from the Neolithic period to the present day). Not to be missed : Joardens, Champaigne, Lippi, Guardi, Tiepolo, Boucher, Watteau, Fragonard, Corot, Maurice Denis or Morellet.
Reviewed By JenkeGoffa - Antwerp, Belgium
In this beautiful building, you find beautiful art. It's a beautiful place. A must-see if you're in Angers
9. The Vine and Wine Museum of Anjou-Saumur
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4.0 based on 25 reviews
The wines of Anjou and Saumur : their history, their secrets The Vine and Wine Museum is housed in a former winery in the heart of the vineyard of Anjou-Saumur. It will introduce you to the history of the region's wine production from the end of the 19th century to the present day. Come and discover the wine-grower's universe and the secrets of Anjou wine-making with an independant tour of our museum.
