Musée hôpital militaire 14-18 du château de Chenonceau
History & Heritage

Musée hôpital militaire 14-18 du château de Chenonceau

Chenonceaux · Indre-et-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

Installed in the Chenonceau Castle in Chenonceaux (Indre-et-Loire), this historical museum recreates the military hospital that operated in the castle during the First World War. From 1914 to 1918, the owner Gaston Menier transformed the two galleries overlooking the Cher into hospital structures, welcoming more than two thousand French soldiers. The establishment included one hundred twenty beds, several operating rooms, and one of the first X-ray radiography devices of the era. The permanent exhibition, presented in the Gallery of Domes, offers a recreation of the living and care conditions during the conflict, offering a local perspective on civilian involvement in the war effort.

Practical information

Address

Rue du Château

Official website

my-loire-valley.com

Getting there

Nearest station

About 10 min walk from halt Chenonceaux.

Parking

About 550 m away.

Reference city

40 min by car from Tours.

Distances and times calculated from © OpenStreetMap contributors data · calculated on 2 September 2026

Galleries nearby: Slash Galerie (9.0 km), Bleu Cobalt Gallery (11.1 km), Galerie Victor Hugo (11.2 km).

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