Musée Joseph-Denais

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History & Heritage

Musée Joseph-Denais

Beaufort-en-Anjou · Maine-et-Loire · Pays de la Loire

European Heritage Days 2026

3 animations free on 19-20 September

Visite guidée de Beaufort-en-Anjou

Sat 10:30–11:30Sun 10:30–11:30

Free

Visite libre de l'exposition Archéologies

Sat 10:30–12:30Sat 14:30–18:30Sun 10:30–12:30Sun 14:30–18:30

Free

Source: European Heritage Days programme / OpenAgenda · synced 28 August at 10:14

The Joseph-Denais Museum is a museum located in Beaufort-en-Anjou, in Maine-et-Loire. Founded in 1894 from the personal collection of Joseph Denais, a local scholar and passionate collector, the museum houses more than 9,000 objects of great diversity. Its collections cover natural history, fine arts, Mediterranean archaeology, the local history of Beaufort and ethnography, organized along a path through seven thematic rooms. The museum thus combines pieces of universal interest—Egyptian mummies, fossils, sculptures—with testimonies of local and regional history. This eclectic collection, enriched over time by deposits from major Parisian museums and acquisitions from travels, makes it an encyclopedic cabinet of curiosities intended to educate and interest all audiences.

Practical information

Opening hours

Today · 10:30–12:30, 14:30–18:30

See the rest of the week
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
10:30–12:30, 14:30–18:30
Thursday
10:30–12:30, 14:30–18:30
Friday
10:30–12:30, 14:30–18:30
Saturday
10:30–12:30, 14:30–18:30

Hours may vary by season. See current hours →

Address

5 Place Notre Dame

Phone number

+33 2 41 80 26 87

Getting there

Nearest station

La Ménitré, 6.5 km away. A car or taxi is essential.

Parking

On-site parking.

Reference city

30 min by car from Saumur.

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

Galleries nearby: Richard RAK atelier-galerie troglodytique (12.5 km), Galerie Derniers Jours (14.2 km), galerie des tropismes (14.5 km).

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