The Mans museums
The hotel de La Pommeraie located in Le Mans invites you to discover the cultural heritage of the city through the many museums of the city.
Discover the history of the region, from prehistory to the present day by browsing the various museums of Le Mans. On the program: permanent and temporary exhibitions, guided tours and conferences...
Le Carré Plantagenêt - Museum of Archeology and History
From prehistoric times to the 15th century, the whole history of Le Mans is told to you through unique collections, models, multimedia terminals and scenographic spaces... To be seen among the nearly 1,200 objects exhibited inthe Carré Plantagenêt:: the Cénoman monetary treasure, the shroud of Saint-Bertrand (9th and 10th centuries), Plantagenêt enamel (12th century), the Coëffort silverware treasure (15th century)…
The Tessé Museum - Museum of Fine Arts and Egyptian Gallery
Admire fine collections of 17th century French and Italian paintings, sculptures and ancient works of art, as well as identically reproduced Egyptian tombs... The Tessé museum invites you on an astonishing journey back in time!
To see: the Egyptian gallery with four sarcophagi, a funeral boat and a stele from the Middle Empire, works by Philippe de Champaigne and Willem Kalf...
The Queen Berengaria Museum
Le The Musée de La Reine-Bérengère presents visitors with collections of paintings, drawings, engravings, pewter and ceramics exhibited in three beautiful half-timbered houses from the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century.
To see: a painting by Jean Sorieul (19th century) recounting the Battle of Le Mans on 12 and 13 December 1793…
The Green Museum - natural history museum of Le Mans
Dedicated to nature and science, the Green Museum offers a journey through minerals, plants and animals, exhibitions and family entertainment.
You will be able to discover the "wild Sarthe" and the emblematic fauna of the department, but also extinct species such as the wolf, the European mink, the bustards and the common raven.
To see: a showcase devoted to meteorites discovered in the region, beautiful fossils, the remains of mammoths, the skeleton of the aurochs of Pontvallain...
