Description

A descendant of a keen hunter and a falconry enthusiast herself, a place to practise hunting was required by the countess, Anne de Beaujeu, eldest daughter of Louis XI. She also had the royal château built, in a strategic location between the region of Sologne, rich with game, and the forest of Orléans. With its towers and turrets forming bold silhouettes, and its polychrome brick and stone architecture, the structure foreshadowed the French Renaissance. Changing from administrative building to prison in turn, the Château de Gien became the International Museum of Hunting in 1952 and remains so to this day. With approximately 10,000 objects and works of art, the collection retraces the history of hunting and the development of techniques. The château was built at the end of the 15th centur"

"A descendant of a keen hunter and a falconry enthusiast herself, a place to practise hunting was required by the countess, Anne de Beaujeu, eldest daughter of Louis XI. She also had the royal château built, in a strategic location between the region of Sologne, rich with game, and the forest of Orléans. With its towers and turrets forming bold silhouettes, and its polychrome brick and stone architecture, the structure foreshadowed the French Renaissance. Changing from administrative building to prison in turn, the Château de Gien became the International Museum of Hunting in 1952 and remains so to this day. With approximately 10,000 objects and works of art, the collection retraces the history of hunting and the development of techniques."

"A descendant of a keen hunter and a falconry enthusiast herself, a place to practise hunting was required by the countess, Anne de Beaujeu, eldest daughter of Louis XI. She also had the royal château built, in a strategic location between the region of Sologne, rich with game, and the forest of Orléans. With its towers and turrets forming bold silhouettes, and its polychrome brick and stone architecture, the structure foreshadowed the French Renaissance. Changing from administrative building to prison in turn, the Château de Gien became the International Museum of Hunting in 1952 and remains so to this day. With approximately 10,000 objects and works of art, the collection retraces the history of hunting and the development of techniques. The château was built at the end of the 15th centur"

"The château was built at the end of the 15th century by Anne de Beaujeu, eldest daughter of Louis XI and regent of France, on the site of a medieval fortress where Joan of Arc may have stayed. The architecture of the Château de Gien is characteristic of the beginning of the French Renaissance. Unfortunately, the interior was treated badly due to its various uses (sub-prefecture, court of law, prison).

Labels

  • Route Jacques Coeur
  • Decorative arts
  • Popular arts and traditions
  • Fine arts
  • Environment and nature
  • History
  • Palace
  • Medieval
  • Renaissance
  • Hearing handicap
  • Mental handicap
  • Motor handicap
  • Visual handicap

Visit

Individual

  • Permanent free visit
  • Visite guidée permanente
  • Visite guidée sur demande
  • Durée visite individuelle : 01:30 Hours (average)

Groups

  • Free visit on request
  • Visite guidée permanente
  • Visite guidée sur demande

Comfort / services

  • Shop
  • Luggage storage
  • Hall hire
  • Parking
  • Film projection room
  • Fully equipped meeting room
  • Interactive terminal
  • Shop
  • Accepted animals : no
  • Bus parking

Prices

  • Full adult price : 8,00 € - Visite libre
  • Child rate : 5,00 € - Visite libre - 6 - 17 ans
  • Discount rate : 5,00 € - Visite libre tarif réduit accordé (sur présentation d’un justificatif) : étudiants de 18 à 25 ans, demandeurs d’emploi, personnes en situation de handicap, familles nombreuses, bénéficiaires minima sociaux, Pass Route Jacques Cœur, membre de l’Association des Amis du Musée et bénéficiaire du CNAS. Sur présentation d’un ticket plein tarif du Château de Chamerolles, Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Musée de la Résistance de Lorris, Musée de la Marine de Loire de Châteauneuf sur Loire, Musée de la Faïencerie de Gien, Château de la Bussière, Château de Saint-Brisson, Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature à Paris, Château-Musée de Montpoupon, Musée de la Vénerie de Senlis et sur présentation d'un ticket de visite de la ville par l'Office du Tourisme de Gien.
  • : 22,00 € - Visite libre2 adultes et 2 enfants payants
  • Other rates : 18,00 € - Visite libre Pass entrées illimitées (valable 1 an et nominatif – hors animations organisées par un prestataire extérieur) entrées illimitées
  • Other rates : 6,00 € - Visite libre Tarif réduit Gîte de France
  • Full adult price : 10,00 € - Visite guidée individuel
  • Child rate : 6,00 € - Visite guidée individuel Enfant de 6 à 17 ans
  • Other rates : 6,00 € - Visite guidée individuel Tarif réduit arif réduit accordé (sur présentation d’un justificatif) : étudiants de 18 à 25 ans, demandeurs d’emploi, personnes en situation de handicap, familles nombreuses, bénéficiaires minima sociaux, Pass Route Jacques Cœur, membre de l’Association des Amis du Musée et bénéficiaire du CNAS. Sur présentation d’un ticket plein tarif du Château de Chamerolles, Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Musée de la Résistance de Lorris, Musée de la Marine de Loire de Châteauneuf sur Loire, Musée de la Faïencerie de Gien, Château de la Bussière, Château de Saint-Brisson, Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature à Paris, Château-Musée de Montpoupon, Musée de la Vénerie de Senlis et sur présentation d'un ticket de visite de la ville par l'Office du Tourisme de Gien.

Moyens de paiements

  • Debit cards
  • Cheques
  • Holiday vouchers
  • Cash

Opening

Of 01/02/2024 at 31/12/2024

  • Le LUNDI
  • Le MARDI
  • Le MERCREDI
  • Le JEUDI
  • Le VENDREDI
  • Le SAMEDI
  • Le DIMANCHE