19-Reportage_OT_Tours_Credit_ADT_Touraine_JC_Coutand_2034 ADT Touraine - JC Coutand
Tours_musee_des_Beaux_Arts_Credit_ADT_Touraine_JCCoutand_2026_4 Jean-Christophe COUTAND
Tours_musee_des_Beaux_Arts_Credit_ADT_Touraine_JCCoutand_2026_6 Jean-Christophe COUTAND
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Fine Arts museum – Tours, Loire Valley, France. Jean-Christophe Coutand / ADT Touraine
In a former archbishop's palace (4th to 18th centuries) and listed as a Historic Monument, the Tours Fine Arts Museum houses collections that are among the richest in France, with masterpieces by Mantegna, Rubens, Rembrandt, Delacroix, Degas, Monet and Rodin.
At the museum entrance, a majestic, two-century-old cedar tree looks down on the courtyard where the elephant Fritz, killed in 1903, is on display. Further on, the regular "French-style" garden was redesigned in 1911. Made up of two flower beds and featuring carpet bedding displays, it is encircled by U-shaped yew trees. At the end of the garden, in a more English style, there are a wide range of trees overlooking Rue des Ursulines, including hackberries, mulberries, horse-chestnuts, lime trees and hornbeams.
Description
Rating / Labels
- Ville d'art et d'histoire
Languages spoken
- French
- English
Comfort / services
Opening
| Jours | Horaires |
|---|---|
| Lundi | 09h30 à 18h00 |
| Mercredi | 09h00 à 18h00 |
| Jeudi | 09h00 à 18h00 |
| Vendredi | 09h00 à 18h00 |
| Samedi | 09h00 à 18h00 |
| Dimanche | 09h00 à 18h00 |
Rates
- Full adult price : 8,40 € - ticket valable toute la journée
- Discount rate : 4,20 € - Etudiants, plus de 65 ans
- Free rate : moins de 26 ans, demandeur d'emploi, étudiants en Histoire de l'Art et 1er DIM du mois
- Other rates : en cas de températures très élevées, le 2e étage du musée ne sera pas accessible à la visite : demi-tarif appliqué.