FRANCE - LOIRE - Château d'Oiron (166)
The ‘Route Contemporaine’ highlights artistic creation in the heart of the historic Loire region, in the Chinon area. The Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud, the Château du Rivau and the Château d'Oiron share the same roots in the past as well as the desire to highlight the art of our time and contribute to the development of artistic creation.
CHÂTEAU D'OIRON
Attached for almost two centuries to the Gouffier family, it was one of its most famous representatives, Claude, Grand Ecuyer to François I and Henri II, who had the painted gallery created, an exceptional example of the style of the Fontainebleau School (16th century).
After a period of neglect, the château came into state ownership. The exhibition features a veritable cabinet of curiosities, designed for the site by 70 artists in the spirit of the sensitive and astonishing collections of 16th-century scholars.
FRANCE - LOIRE - Château d'Oiron (166)
The ‘Route Contemporaine’ highlights artistic creation in the heart of the historic Loire region, in the Chinon area. The Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud, the Château du Rivau and the Château d'Oiron share the same roots in the past as well as the desire to highlight the art of our time and contribute to the development of artistic creation.
CHÂTEAU D'OIRON
Attached for almost two centuries to the Gouffier family, it was one of its most famous representatives, Claude, Grand Ecuyer to François I and Henri II, who had the painted gallery created, an exceptional example of the style of the Fontainebleau School (16th century).
After a period of neglect, the château came into state ownership. The exhibition features a veritable cabinet of curiosities, designed for the site by 70 artists in the spirit of the sensitive and astonishing collections of 16th-century scholars.