A journey through the Collections

The musée Dobrée was created during the XIXth century, uniting the collections of two museums, at the crossroads between art history and archaeology. With about 135 000 works of art, this museum is one of the firsts collections of the Great West. All 350 objects on display until September 30th are examples of the diversity of the the departmental museum's collections. A path is organized following ten thematic spaces: numismatics, non-European art, military as well as Mediterranean and national archaeology, sculpture, fine arts and works of art, manuscripts and printed art, archives and autographs, and graphic art. Here, a painting representing Thomas Dobrée stands next to pistols from the XVIIIth century, Art Déco vases, a mammoth’s baby tooth from the Paleolithic, together with the spectacular reliquary that once contained Anne of Brittany’s heart.

A journey through 5 000 centuries of History on 5 continents.

Opening hours:

• Saturday, 20^th May: night opening from 19.00 to midnight.
• Sunday, 21^st May to Friday, 30^th June: Tuesdays to Sundays / 13.30-18.00.
• Saturday, 1^st July to Sunday, 27^th August: everyday / 10.00-19.00.
• Monday, 28^th August to Sunday, 1^st October: Tuesdays to Sundays / 13.30-18.00.
• Monday, 2nd October to Monday, 30th April 2018: Tuesdays to Sundays / 14.00-18.00.

• N.B.: Closed 1^st and 11^th November, 24^th and 25^th December, 1^st January
  

All ages - Free entry

For more information call 02 40 71 03 50 or email musee.dobree@loire-atlantique.fr

Guided Tours (in French)

Discover or rediscover the eclectic array of treasures which make up the collections of the Musée Dobrée, with this selection of 350 works.

• Open to all - duration: 1h15

• From Monday, 20^th May to Friday, 30^th June: Saturdays and Sundays at 16.00
• Saturday, 1^st July to Thursday, 31^st August: every day at 16.00
• From Friday, 1^st September to Sunday, 1st October: Saturdays and Sundays at 16.00

• Free for children under the age of 14 (accompanied by an adult)
• Reduced rate: €2 (Ages 14-18, students, jobseekers, groups of 15 or more)
• Full price: €3

Get a close-up view of Anne of Brittany's heart reliquary with our 3D digital model

Get up close and personal with one of the museum's most iconic artefacts with this new application for touch-screen devices, and learn more about its history, construction and symbolism.

• To learn more about the 3D scanning project of Anne of Brittany's heart reliquary, click here.