Musée Jean-Lurçat (Hôpital Saint-Jean)
Musée Jean-Lurçat et de la Tapisserie contemporaine
A 12th-century hospital hall displaying Jean Lurçat's giant tapestry The Song of the World, regarded as a 20th-century response to the Apocalypse Tapestry.
The museum occupies the Hôpital Saint-Jean in the Doutre district on the right bank of the Maine River. It is one of the oldest surviving hospital buildings in France, built in 1175. Its tall, solemn Angevin Gothic patient hall is flanked by an old pharmacy and a cloister. The hall's four walls hold Jean Lurçat's ten giant tapestries, The Song of the World, created between 1957 and 1966. Together they stretch nearly 80 meters and depict the fears of the atomic age and humanity's hope. Admission can be combined with passes to other municipal museums outside the castle. Closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun approx. 10:00–18:00 (check official website)
Nearby sights
- La Doutre
- Angers Cathedral (Saint-Maurice)
- Château d'Angers & Apocalypse Tapestry
- Maison d'Adam
- Logis Pincé
- Galerie David d'Angers
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers
- Collégiale Saint-Martin