Hôtel Cabu – Musée d'Histoire et d'Archéologie
Hôtel Cabu
A history museum housed in a Renaissance mansion, whose highlight is the Gallo-Roman bronze animal figures from the Neuvy-en-Sullias treasure.
Hôtel Cabu is a mid-16th-century Renaissance mansion, also known as the 'House of Diane de Poitiers,' and is now the Orléans Museum of History and Archaeology. Its most important treasure is the Gallo-Roman bronze hoard from Neuvy-en-Sullias, discovered nearby in 1861. It includes a bronze horse almost life-size and several animal sculptures. Upstairs, displays cover the city's history and objects related to Joan of Arc. Admission is combined with the Fine Arts Museum, and the museum is closed on Mondays. It is only a hundred meters from Maison de Jeanne d'Arc.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Place du Martroi
- Maison de Jeanne d'Arc
- Hôtel Groslot
- Quais de Loire & Pont George-V
- Rue de Bourgogne
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans
- Orléans Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Croix)
- Campo Santo