The Science Museum

The Museum of Sciences, in Laval

The Museum of Sciences is the only neoclassical building of Laval, with a monumental façade adorned with allegorical figures. The Laval audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this elegant building devoted to knowledge, recognisable by its statues of Painting and Sculpture.

The neoclassical setting of knowledge

On the right, you see the monumental façade of the Museum of Sciences, the only neoclassical building of Laval. Raising the eyes, you discover in the niches two female figures draped in the ancient style, that represent Painting and Sculpture, allegories of the arts that adorn this building devoted to culture and knowledge. The neoclassical style, inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, with its columns, its pediments and its harmonious proportions, was particularly prized in the nineteenth century for the public and cultural buildings, supposed to embody the nobility of knowledge and the arts. The building, conceived originally to shelter collections and cultural institutions, testifies to the attachment of the town to education and to the diffusion of knowledge. The Museum of Sciences offers the public to discover the sciences in a lively and educational way, through collections, exhibitions and animations that awaken the curiosity of the visitors of all ages. With its fine ornate façade and its cultural vocation, it is a remarkable element of the heritage of Laval. A neoclassical building and a temple of knowledge, the Museum of Sciences is a fine stop of the discovery of the town.

What to see

You admire the only neoclassical building of Laval, with a monumental façade whose niches shelter two female figures draped in the ancient style representing Painting and Sculpture; inspired by ancient architecture with its columns and its pediments, this building devoted to knowledge offers to discover the sciences in a lively and educational way through collections, exhibitions and animations. The Museum of Sciences is a temple of knowledge in Laval. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Museum of Sciences lies in the centre of Laval, reachable on foot. The visit 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.

Why is the Museum of Sciences of Laval remarkable?

Because it is the only neoclassical building of Laval, with a monumental façade inspired by ancient architecture, with its columns and its pediments; in its niches, two female figures draped in the ancient style represent Painting and Sculpture, and this building devoted to knowledge offers to discover the sciences through collections, exhibitions and animations.

Where is the Museum of Sciences in Laval?

In the centre of Laval, in France.