Nantes - Museums
In Nantes, within the Château Ducal are three museums. In the Tour du Fer à Cheval is the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (textiles); in the Grand Gouvernement is the Musée Régional des Arts Populaires (regional folk art); and in the Harnachement is the Musée des Salorges (history of seafaring, trade and industry of Nantes).
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Musée des Beaux Arts
In Nantes, northeast of the cathedral, in Rue Gambetta, is the Musée des Beaux-Arts, one of the finest provincial museums in France, with a collection of pictures ranging in date from the 13th C. to the present day. Also in Rue Gambetta is the Jardin des Plantes, a beautiful botanical garden.
Jules Verne Museum
In the southwest of Nantes is a museum devoted to the world-famous writer Jules Verne (1828- 1905), a native of Nantes. It displays personal mementos of the author and models and drawings illustrating his novels.
Close by is an excellently equipped Planetarium.
Close by is an excellently equipped Planetarium.
Musée d'Histoire Naturelle
A little way east in Nantes is the Natural History Museum, with a large library.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
