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CASTLE OF MONTSOREAU-MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

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Musée d'art contemporain, Passage du marquis de Geoffre, 49730Montsoreau, France
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Built around 1450 in the bed of the Loire, this first Renaissance castle in France hosts temporary exhibitions

Built around 1450 in the bed of the Loire by Jean II de Chambes, advisor to Charles VII and Louis XI, and associate of Jacques Coeur, the Château de Montsoreau's Gothic-Renaissance architecture is truly impressive. It is the first Renaissance château in France, and the only Loire château built in the bed of the Loire, on Mont Soreau, a stone's throw from where the Vienne joins the Loire, at the crossroads of Anjou, Poitou and Touraine. More than 150 years after Alexandre Dumas, author of La Dame de Montsoreau, art collector Philippe Méaille fell under its spell... He took the initiative of creating a museum of contemporary art, with outstanding architecture and exhibition spaces. It's a radical, committed place, a temple to conceptual art, combined with a cultural program reflecting the creative expression of some of today's artists. Innovative, experimental, exciting for some, disconcerting, incomprehensible, questionable for others, always unexpected, the works presented in the château's vast halls leave no one indifferent, provided they have a particular sensitivity to contemporary creation. The Château de Montsoreau - Musée d'Art contemporain is the world's largest collection of works by the Art & Langage movement. It hosts two or three temporary exhibitions a year, as well as conferences.

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Visited in september 2018
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Depuis 2016, le Chateau de Montsoreau a changé de dimension. Accueil très professionnel avec des médiateurs dans les salles pour répondre aux questions. Une partie est consacrée au collectif Art & Language.
Expos temporaires de qualité dans deux espaces distincts.
Une excellente visite.
Restaurant avec rootop sur la Loire
Visited in november 2017
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Accueil tres souriant et détendu
Le personnel donne des conseils pour aborder les oeuvres d'art.
nous avons adore expo "1968.Sparte rêve d'Athènes" tres bien mise en valeur ainsi que la video qui explique les choix artistiques et l' origine de oeuvres.
Restaurant sympa avec vue sur la Loire....!
chauvin
Visited in july 2018
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Musée d'art contemporain avec une collection exceptionnelle. Le musée organise de nombreux événements. Nous avons eu la chance d'être là lors d'un concert en soirée. Nous avons passé un moment génial
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Visited in august 2018
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A l'extérieur la Renaissance, à l'intérieur le Présent, voire le Futur... ça décoiffe !
Personnellement j'ai adoré. ça change des châteaux poussiéreux! La collection permanente est digne des plus grands musées.
Visited in april 2017
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Tres beau château en boire de loire cerné de douves profondes alimentées par le fleuve loire.
Chateau du XVIIIe rendu celebre par A.DUMAS

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