The Château of Montsoreau -Museum of contemporary art in 10 points

• The Castle of Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art is located in France, in the Loire Valley. At the crossroads of three major tourist regions, the region of the Loire countries, the region of the Central Loire Valley and the region of New Aquitaine. It is located in the department of Maine-et-Loire.
• The only Loire Castle built on the bed of the river, just at the point where the Vienne river flows into the Loire, its construction marks the beginning of the Renaissance in France.
• The Montsoreau Castle-Museum of Contemporary Art is a lively, radical and alternative place.
• A castle with the appearance of a sumptuous palace on the water, was completely renovated and turned into a museum of contemporary art in 2016 by Philippe Méaille, its founder.
• Its permanent collection represents the world’s largest collection of works by Art & Language (the Philippe Méaille Collection), a pioneering movement in Conceptual Art.
• Its unique collection and pioneering Renaissance architecture, both open to the future, make it a busy place, inscribed in the present and giving a new reality to see.
• The Montsoreau Castle-Museum of Contemporary Art is located two hours from Paris, in the Loire Valley, a World Heritage Site, and covers an area of over 2000 m2.
• Its avant-garde architecture, which is part of the landscape and the course of the Loire, has inspired artists such as Rodin, Turner, Rabelais, Flaubert and Alexandre Dumas over the centuries.
• Montsoreau Castle was built in 1450 by John II of Chambes, the first private councillor and chamberlain of the kings of France Charles VII and Louis XI.
• Its history is marked by many personalities such as Charles VII, Louis XI, Mary Stuart, Anne of Brittany, Claudius of France or Francis I.