Programme Musée de la Loire COSNE mars-mai 2026Lancement de l'exposition ARTnimal en musique Samedi 18 avril 2026 de 14h à 18h au Musée de la Loire de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire GratuitBandeau Expo ARTnimal du 18 avril au 19 décembre au Musée de la Loire de Cosne-Cours-sur-LoireANIMATION De l'eau dans son vin Dimanche 19 avril 2026 à 10h au Musée de la Loire de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire GRATUITANIMATION ARTnimaux ! Poissons Jeudi 23 avril 2026 à 12h15 au Musée de la Loire de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire GRATUITANIMATION ARTnimaux dans la ville Mercredi 29 avril 2026 à 18h au Musée de la Loire de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire GRATUITConférence Rosa Bonheur en Nivernais par Jean-Louis Balleret organisée par le Musée de la Loire Mercredi 6 mai 2026 au Palais de Loire de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Gratuit

Welcome to the Loire Museum in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire!

The Loire Museum is located in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire in the Nièvre, in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, at the confluence of the Loire and the Nohain River.

The Loire Museum offers you a privileged encounter between the Loire and Fine Arts in the heart of a historical monument: the former Augustinian convent.

The Augustinian convent in the early seventeenth century, print

Model of a Loire barge, Musée de la Loire, COATP 997

We invite you first to embark on a discovery of the history of the Loire, one of the largest rivers in Europe, its navigation, its residents and its sailors.


In a second step, we offer you access to an exceptional Fine Arts collection dedicated in particular to modern painting. It brings together great names of the School of Paris among which stand out Chagall, Dufy, Vlaminck, Utrillo or Derain.

Jules-Emile Zingg, Marine à la Clarté


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The Loire Museum benefits from the name “Museum of France” of the Ministry of Culture.


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