The montly free visits of the Angers castle are not free... from critics

Archeological works since 1992...

 Thanks to its free entrance every first sunday of each month, the Angers castle attracts a lot of people. These do not come from far, but mostly from the city and its surroundings. And all do not hide their pleasure to discover once more the most beautiful monument of the Anjou province. Even if, presently, the jewel of the Anjou history is a little out of shape, because the works on the Royal Home, destroyed by fire two years ago, ruin its beauty, the circuit suggested to visitors is not immune from critics.

One of models of the castle

Because a castle is, above all, a building, it could be appropriate to point out the rocky promontory as it was before the first construction, the successive stages of its development and of its decline. This is the most ludic aspect, and the most understandable, of its history. Instead of that, the visitors can see four old and gloomy models of the castle in two dusty and cold rooms under pale lightings. but this is not the only clue about the lack of marketing in the visitors' walk throughout the monument.

You are welcome...

The Apocalypse tapestry gallery is preceded by a show room where books and souvenirs about the Roi René castle are sold. If, there is nothing to say regarding that commercial offer, its location raise questions when the access to the castle is not free. It means that the store is not able to sale to nobody but people who have already bought a ticket. It would be more appropriate to put that store outside the castle in order to increase sales and give to pedestrians the desire to come in. The marketing approach in museology is critically missing...