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Musée d'Arts de Nantes
Museum · Nantes · Loire-Atlantique

Musée d'Arts de Nantes

Musée d'Arts de Nantes is an arts museum in Nantes. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) since 1975. There are 191 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul (200 m).

Photo: Musée d'Arts de Nantes, Vincent Valentin (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where
In Nantes
inside the commune
Historic monument
1975
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
How well known
Top 1%
#253 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 18–25°C
In brief

Museum in Nantes

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#253 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Nantes

Musée d'Arts de Nantes is in the commune of Nantes, with 105 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1975; built in the 19th century (Mérimée record PA00108755). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Picking your season

Expect highs of 18–25°C in Nantes from May to October.

Jan9° / 3°88 mm
Feb11° / 3°68 mm
Mar14° / 5°58 mm
Apr16° / 7°58 mm
May20° / 10°61 mm
Jun23° / 13°49 mm
Jul25° / 14°44 mm
Aug25° / 14°50 mm
Sep22° / 12°60 mm
Oct18° / 10°89 mm
Nov13° / 6°94 mm
Dec10° / 4°101 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Nantes, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Nantes-Bouguenais station, 9.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Nantes’ full climate →
About

Musée d'Arts de Nantes

Type
Museum
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1975
Built
19th century
Covered in
20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Plan your visit

Practical information

HoursEvery day 11:00–19:00 · Tue closed · Thu 11:00–21:00 · Jan 01, May 01, Nov 01, Dec 25 closed
Entrance fees
  • EntryA fee is charged
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Where Musée d'Arts de Nantes is

Find Musée d'Arts de Nantes in orange; each number is a place listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Nantes. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

With 327,734 people, Nantes is the largest of the 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

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  1. 1Nantes
  2. 2Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire
  3. 3Rezé
  4. 4Saint-Herblain
  5. 5Orvault
  6. 6Basse-Goulaine
  7. 7Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire
  8. 8Bouguenais
1 · It’s in this commune

Nantes

327,734 people

2 · 3.8 km southeast of it

Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire

28,596 people

3 · 4.3 km south of it

Rezé

43,556 people

4 · 5.5 km west of it

Saint-Herblain

50,973 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Musée d'Arts de Nantes isPeople
NantesIt’s in this commune327,734
Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire3.8 km southeast of it28,596
Rezé4.3 km south of it43,556
Saint-Herblain5.5 km west of it50,973
Orvault6.1 km northwest of it28,534
Basse-Goulaine6.4 km east of it9,679
Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire6.6 km northeast of it16,400
Bouguenais6.6 km southwest of it20,530
Make a day of it

Beyond Musée d'Arts de Nantes

Among the 191 within 15 km are 3 attractions, 2 gardens and 2 museums.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Musée d'Arts de Nantes

Where is Musée d'Arts de Nantes?

Musée d'Arts de Nantes is in Nantes, in Loire-Atlantique (Pays de la Loire).

What is Musée d'Arts de Nantes?

Arts museum in Nantes, France.

Is Musée d'Arts de Nantes a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1975, Mérimée record PA00108755.

How well known is Musée d'Arts de Nantes?

Musée d'Arts de Nantes has 20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #253 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée d'Arts de Nantes?

May to October are the warmest months in Nantes, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée d'Arts de Nantes?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul (200 m), Château des ducs de Bretagne (400 m), Les Machines de l'île (2 km) and Jardin japonais « Île de Versailles » (900 m).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.