AR(t)CHIPEL Festival
Edition 2025 Finished Free Visual Arts Contemporary Art Sculpture

AR(t)CHIPEL Festival

27 Sep 2025 — 02 Nov 2025
Tours — Indre-et-Loire (37)

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Edition 2025 — AR(t)CHIPEL

The third edition of the AR(t)CHIPEL Festival was held from September 27 to November 2, 2025, throughout the Centre-Val de Loire region. Entirely free, the festival offered exhibitions of works from the Centre Pompidou in the region's museums, artist studio visits, thematic tours, and encounters. In Tours, the Musée des Beaux-Arts hosted dozens of works from Europe's leading collection of modern and contemporary art.

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3rd Edition - September 27 to November 2, 2025

The third edition of the AR(t)CHIPEL Festival unfolded its contemporary art trails throughout the Centre-Val de Loire region, from September 27 to November 2, 2025. Entirely free, the festival allowed the public to discover works by Man Ray, Picasso, Chagall, Masson, Debré, Sarkis, and other major artists in the region's museums.

In Tours, the Musée des Beaux-Arts offered a dialogue between 18th-century works and modern and contemporary creations from the Centre Pompidou, focusing on the reinterpretation of ancient myths.

Programme

Calendrier des portes ouvertes d'ateliers 2025

  • Cher (18) : 27-28 septembre
  • Indre (36) : 4-5 octobre
  • Loir-et-Cher (41) : 11-12 octobre
  • Indre-et-Loire (37) : 18-19 octobre
  • Eure-et-Loir (28) : 25-26 octobre
  • Loiret (45) : 1er-2 novembre

Exposition à Pithiviers

« Murmurations » de Roland Schär
La Chapelle — espace d'art contemporain, 3 rue de Senives
Ouverte chaque week-end du 27 septembre au 2 novembre 2025
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Highlights

  • 3e édition du festival
  • 40 œuvres du Centre Pompidou présentées dans la région
  • « Murmurations » de Roland Schär à la Chapelle de Pithiviers
  • Installation de céramiques à la main dans l'ancien Hôtel-Dieu
  • Portes ouvertes d'ateliers dans les 6 départements
  • Loiret mis à l'honneur le week-end du 1er-2 novembre
  • Gratuit et sans réservation

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Festival entirely free.

Where does it take place — AR(t)CHIPEL

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours et lieux partenaires

18 place François Sicard, 37000 Tours

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AR(t)CHIPEL in brief

Visual Arts Contemporary Art Sculpture Art Installation Young Audience Family Free Participatory Multidisciplinary International Indre-et-Loire