Angers Museums

Angers museums are wonderful and it would be difficult for me to choose a favorite because each one houses a different genre. How can I choose Apocalypse tapestries over sculpture or paintings over archeological artifacts. You will just have to visit for yourself to see which is your favorite – – if you can choose. Museums should not just be a rainy day tourist escape; they are a very good way to help you connect with the local history.

Beaux Arts (Angers Museum of Fine Arts)

Musée des beaux arts (Angers Museum of Fine Arts) at 14, rue du Musée has two distinct parts, works from the 14th century to today and objects of art from Neolithic times to today.

Neolithic art at the Beaux Arts Museum

2nd Century mosaic

Archeologists discovered this second century A.D. mosaic in 1879 when excavations took place at Place Ralliament.

Chateau d’Angers – Not Your Typical Angers Museum

Chateau d’Angers houses the Tapestry of the Apocalypse. This is the longest tapestry in the world at 140 meters long. Each tableau represents a scene from the Book of Revelations by St John. It is absolutely breath-taking.

Apocalypse Tapestry

More postcard images of this beautiful tapestry can be found at Angers museum photos.

Gallery of David d’Angers , housed in the All Saints Abbey Church, is located 31 bis Rue Toussaint. The sculpture work is beautiful and afterwards you can wander out to the cloister garden and on to the Musée des beaux arts. For more pictures click here.
Musée de Science Naturelle is located at 43 rue Jules Guitton.
Musée Jean Lurçat which is in the Hôtel-Dieu St Jean (St John’s Hospital) is located at 4 Boulevard Arago. This is an example of the hospital construction from the late 12th century.

Musé Jean Lurçat

Museum Jean Lurçat

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St John’s Hospital contained a chapel, cloister and granary. It was marked as a historical monument in 1871 and in 1967 it became the Museum of Contemporary Tapestry. The Aubusson tapestry Chante du Monde, begun in 1957 and at the time of the creator’s death in 1966 unfinished, resides here. The Chant du Monde is 125 meters long and represents only 2/3 of the planned tapestry. Ten magnificent panels make up this contemporary tapestry. Don’t miss this ! These tapestry pictures come from postcards as photographs are not allowed inside the museum.