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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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2024
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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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clems37
Visited in february 2018
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Le château de Montsoreau est situé au bord de la Loire, presque les pieds dans l'eau. C'est un joli château qui offre une belle vue depuis sa terrasse. L'intérieur est par contre inexistant, les pièces sont blanches et vides quasiment. En effet, aucune trace de mobilier ancien, le château accueille de l'art contemporain. Côté tarif c'est un peu cher pour ce que l'on trouve dans le château.
Louise44
Visited in july 2017
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Très bonne visite du musée d'art que j'ai découvert en pensant faire une visite historique. Très agréablement surprise ! L'accueil est top et l'exposition très intéressante, on ne s'ennui pas !
De plus, le petit village est très charmant et donne envie de revenir !
Je recommande fortement!
nathm55
Visited in october 2017
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Extérieur intéressant mais chateau fermé ce qui n'était pas mis sur internet regardé la veille
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Visited in may 2016
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Un château avec une version pile plus austère et une version face lumineuse en pierre blanche, original en bord de Loire

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