This started out as an historical museum, then turned into the art museum. The collection was worth a visit if visiting Angers.
Not overwhelming. A good collection of early paintings, short on the modern. Just enough to see without feeling overloaded and ending up with an aching back...good cafe with outside seating.
A huge collection of paintings and scruptures, from different periods. Choose an appropriate time, early the morning, to really enjoy.
Allow yourself several hours for this museum. There is much to see and some of the recent finds from ancient times are very interesting!
Lots of interresting objects, from prehistorical times rillnpw. The Fine Arts section is less interresting
We went there as a family over Easter holidays. Staff were most un-child friendly which was a pity as our grandsons love looking at the art. Had to ask for childrens pack to go around the gallery. Ate in the cafe which was child friendly and good value for Angers.
Not only is the collection excellent, but the staff members of the museum were also friendly and welcoming to American visitors who tried speaking French. One could spend an entire visit in the collection about the history of Angers; the rest of the collection is equally fascinating.The museum itself is housed in a beautifully renovated Renaissance building. We visited on a Sunday, when the adjoining restaurant had a popular (but not overcrowded) Sunday brunch.
A very interesting museum in the heart of Angers. The museum had a very reasonable admission charge of 4 Euros. There was a very engrossing exhibition in a sideroom about the history of Angers including artefacts and paintings of the city. Once in the museum proper, it contains exhibits and paintings ranging from Roman times up until the present day and even including two goldfish in a bowl in the modern art exhibits. I felt it was well worth visiting and would definitely recommend it to anybody visiting the city. I visited on a Sunday afternoon and it was fairly quiet with only a few visitors about.
The art on display was well set out but quite limited. Easy to access. It did not provide a memorable visit.
We visited this museum as part of a trip visiting major towns down the Loire. Make sure you get the free English audio guide which we were told of as we were leaving so I don't think we got the most out of the visit. It appeared to be strong on early 19th century painting but light on post Impressionism - the marble sculptures are worth seeing on the ground floor.