Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art — Attraction in Saumur

The exterior of the castle is beautiful. To my memory, it’s the only caste that’s been built so close to the Loire river. The art exhibition is incomprehensible however, and boring to look at. The castle is in rough shape: spider webs, moss on the outside and rotten wood.

This is an odd location for a contemporary art exhibition. Not a good match for this kind of art, and rather expensive.

You only realize at the very end of the exhibition that in order he yard’s pebbles, it was written “a bad place” all along. Nice humorist of touch from the artist, but gives you a feeling that you’ve been taken...

A beautiful building exterior only. If you are considering visiting, it's likely that you are interested in Loire chateaux, in which case you will be very let down as it contains mostly empty rooms and lots of audio-visual 'art' and music. If you like the works of Tracy Emin and such, then maybe consider visiting, but even then the entrance price is too high. N.B. This is the first negative review I have ever given of anything, anywhere - but I feel it a duty considering how misleading the venue is, devoid of history, and housing a thoroughly mediocre 'art' display, even if modern art...

An interesting place to visit. The chateau is used mainly as an art gallery, although there are some original features remaining: fireplaces, roof timbers, and other architectural features to see in addition to the artworks. Luckily, the weather was nice (dry and not too hot), which meant we enjoyed some fabulous views of the Loire and surrounding areas. We parked the car away from the chateau and walked in as there wasn't any free spaces when we arrived. One bonus of this was, we were able to wander slowly through the street and enjoy the scenery and views...