Jean-Lurçat Museum and Contemporary Tapestry Museum : info and guided tour

Introduction to the Musée Jean-Lurçat and Contemporary Tapestry

Located in Angers, at 4 boulevard Arago, the Musée Jean-Lurçat and Contemporary Tapestry is dedicated to textile art and its most modern forms. It brings together 20th-century tapestry works and offers a chance to discover how this ancient art has found new expressions in contemporary creation.

The museum is best known for presenting The Song of the World, a vast ensemble of tapestries by Jean Lurçat, a major figure in the revival of tapestry after the Second World War. This monumental work occupies a central place in the visit and illustrates the alliance between graphic strength, symbols, and wool craftsmanship.

The site is also particularly interesting for its architectural setting, housed in the former Saint-Jean Hospital, a medieval complex converted into a museum space. The stone rooms, restrained volumes, and historic atmosphere highlight the textures, colors, and dimensions of the tapestries on display.

The museum is especially appreciated for the quality of its exhibition route dedicated to contemporary tapestry, which combines heritage and modern creation. It offers a rare perspective on an often overlooked art, showing pieces in a range of formats, figurative works, and compositions in which material plays an essential role.

Discover Angers with a private guide

A private guide can help you better read Jean Lurçat’s tapestries and understand the link between the former hospital architecture, the history of Angers, and the place of contemporary tapestry in French art. The visit then becomes clearer, with precise insights into the works and their context.