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Art, culture and crafts

In Touraine, you can meet craftsmen and other contemporary artists, while opening up a cultural page thanks to the museums and writers’ houses. Creativity can be expressed in so many ways!

Creativity and expertise

In Beaulieu-lès-Loches, Villaines-les-Rochers and Tours’ arts district, come and meet artisans d’art, specialising in watercolours, ceramics, jewellery and wickerwork. You can also experience this expertise at first hand when you visit the musée du compagnonnage in Tours. The capital of Tours also boasts a Musée des Beaux-Arts with extensive collections, the Château de Tours and its photographic exhibitions curated by the Jeu de Paume art centre, as well as the Centre de Création Contemporaine Olivier Debré, which never ceases to amaze…