Hôtel Cabu

The Hôtel Cabu, in Orléans

The Hôtel Cabu is doubtless the finest Renaissance building of Orléans, raised around 1550 and become a museum. The Orléans audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this elegant residence that shelters the historical and archaeological museum, and its precious Gallo-Roman treasures.

The Renaissance jewel become a museum

On the other side of the square, you can admire what is doubtless the finest Renaissance building of Orléans. In 1862, the town bought this private mansion, built around 1550 by the lawyer Philippe Cabu, because it was looking for a place to install its collections. The building, a fine example of Renaissance architecture, charms by the elegance and the harmony of its façades, its careful windows and its refined decors, witnesses of the taste and the prosperity of Orléans at this flourishing era. Become a museum, the Hôtel Cabu today shelters the historical and archaeological museum of the Orléans region, that retraces the history of the town and its region through the centuries. Its centrepiece is an exceptional treasure: an ensemble of Gallo-Roman bronzes, discovered in the region, that counts among the most remarkable testimonies of ancient art in Gaul, with its statues of animals and divinities of a great finesse. The museum also presents collections of local art, history and archaeology. A Renaissance jewel and a museum of history, the Hôtel Cabu is a fine stop of the discovery of Orléans.

What to see

You admire the finest Renaissance building of Orléans, a private mansion built around 1550 by the lawyer Philippe Cabu and bought by the town in 1862; become the historical and archaeological museum of the Orléans region, it retraces the history of the town and shelters an exceptional treasure of Gallo-Roman bronzes, among the most remarkable testimonies of ancient art in Gaul. The Hôtel Cabu is a Renaissance jewel and a museum of Orléans. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Hôtel Cabu, that shelters the historical and archaeological museum of the Orléans region, lies in the centre of Orléans, reachable on foot. The visit of the museum follows its own hours and conditions, which vary according to the season, and entry may be paid. It is best to check them before coming.

What can you see at the Hôtel Cabu in Orléans?

The finest Renaissance building of the town, built around 1550 by the lawyer Philippe Cabu, become the historical and archaeological museum of the Orléans region; it retraces the history of the town and its region and shelters an exceptional treasure of Gallo-Roman bronzes, statues of animals and divinities of a great finesse, among the most remarkable testimonies of ancient art in Gaul.

Where is the Hôtel Cabu in Orléans?

In the centre of Orléans, in France.