Musée Dobrée, Art museum in Nantes, France
The Musée Dobrée occupies a neo-medieval palace and a 15th-century manor, presenting collections that span 500,000 years of history across five continents.
Founded in 1899, the museum has undergone extensive renovations from 2021 to 2024, preserving its architectural heritage while adding modern facilities.
The museum exhibits 2,400 works including the reliquary containing Anne de Bretagne's heart and a collection of Chinese artifacts from the 19th century.
Located at 1 Place Jean V, the museum opens Wednesday through Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM, with extended hours during summer months.
The museum features sensory tables where visitors can interact with stories through touch, enhancing the experience for all guests.
Location: Nantes
Inception: 1899
Architectural style: Romanesque Revival architecture
Phone: +33240710350
Website: https://musee-dobree.fr
GPS coordinates: 47.21222,-1.56694
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:42
Nantes features diverse settings for photography, from gardens to historical monuments. Passage Pommeraye, a 19th-century shopping gallery, displays carved staircases and glass roofs across three levels. Île de Versailles offers a Japanese garden with stone lanterns and bamboo groves, while the Jardin des Plantes houses over 10,000 plant species in its greenhouses and pathways. Château des Ducs de Bretagne showcases Renaissance towers, and Cours Cambronne lines neoclassical facades around a tree-lined square. Converted former industrial sites create unique photographic spaces. The Hangar à Bananes, a former warehouse on the Loire quays, now hosts restaurants and galleries. Les Machines de l'Île set their mechanical creations in the naval shipyard’s Nefs. Le Lieu Unique occupies the LU factory with its distinctive tower, and Jardin des Fonderies preserves metal structures from its industrial past. In Trentemoult, a fishing village with houses painted red, yellow, and blue, narrow alleys run along the Loire.
Cours Cambronne
296 m
Immeuble CGA
297 m
Natural History Museum of Nantes
164 m
Tunnel ferroviaire de Chantenay
314 m
Salons Mauduit
185 m
Ancien observatoire astronomique de la Marine de Nantes
102 m
Hôtel Garreau
251 m
Immeuble, 10 rue de l'Héronnière
337 m
Immeuble, 3 place Graslin
348 m
Manoir de la Touche
56 m
Immeuble, 1 rue de Gresset
325 m
Immeuble, 12 rue de l'Héronnière
321 m
Immeuble, 2 rue des Cadeniers
274 m
Immeuble, 15 rue de Gresset
205 m
Immeuble, 18 rue de l'Héronnière
255 m
Immeuble, 5 rue de Gresset
298 m
Immeuble, 13 rue de Gresset
216 m
Immeuble, 20 rue de l'Héronnière
291 m
Immeuble, 7 rue de Gresset
276 m
Immeuble, 14 rue de l'Héronnière
331 m
Immeuble, 11 rue de Gresset
238 m
Immeuble, 9 rue de Gresset
257 m
Immeuble, 3 rue de Gresset
310 m
Pierre Cambronne
292 m
Puits du musée Dobrée
55 m
Bourse du Travail
170 m
Éloge de la transgression
281 m
Mouvement Du Nid 44
199 mReviews
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