Renaissance of Loir-et-Cher’s Maison de la Loire

Scenography pays tribute to a dual renaissance, the river’s and humanity’s, in natural evocation of the era in which Château de Chambord was built. Without the river, people’s lives and concerns in Renaissance times would certainly have been very different. 

Making sense via the senses is the governing principle behind this magical event, which, through smell, sight, hearing and touch, invites visitors/spectators to immerse themselves in the history of the river and make it their own, prolonging the unique experience it provides as far as Chambord’s port of Saint-Dyé. 

The visit’s first 3 spaces are devoted to Nature – in other words, to the Loire’s transformation over the course of time. The environment in which humankind evolved is presented here: if a story is to be told, the scene must first of all be set… 

The remaining 3 spaces provide opportunities to explore Culture, immersing visitors in the spirit of the Renaissance, bringing them face to face with the many splendours of this era of far-reaching change as well as with some of its grimmer aspects. Such toing and froing between Nature and Culture provides visitors with a fully rounded vision of the Loire’s history. 

On the web:

• www.maisondeloire41.fr

Press review:

• Une Maison de la Loire nouvelle version (La Nouvelle République Loir-et-Cher, 16/03/2015)
• La Maison de la Loire a embarqué hier matin (La Nouvelle République Loir-et-Cher, 12/04/2015)