Art galleries in Nantes
Galleries are best taken slowly. Nantes, Pays de la Loire has 36 mapped right now. That's 36 galleries mapped around Nantes. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Opening nights are the cheat code — free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that actually wants to talk about the work.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Nantes (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include La boucherie des arts and Ecole des musiques OrigaMi, plus Fonds Régional d'Art Contemporain des Pays de la Loire. If a gallery's missing from Nantes's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Nantes gallery lineup
36 mapped within about 40 km:
La boucherie des arts
Art gallery
La boucherie des arts — Art gallery.
Ecole des musiques OrigaMi
Art gallery
Ecole des musiques OrigaMi is Art gallery on Avenue de la Ferrière, Orvault. Ecole des musiques OrigaMi also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Avenue de la Ferrière, Orvault
Phone: +33 2 51 78 33 33
Fonds Régional d'Art Contemporain des Pays de la Loire
Art gallery
Fonds Régional d'Art Contemporain des Pays de la Loire — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Fonds Régional d'Art Contemporain des Pays de la Loire: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +33 2 28 01 50 00
L'Artichaut
Art gallery
L'Artichaut is Art gallery. L'Artichaut also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +33 2 53 78 57 60
HAB Galerie
Art galleryRun by Nantes Tourisme
Run by Nantes Tourisme, HAB Galerie is Art gallery. Also worth knowing about HAB Galerie: the map lists its hours as We-Su 13:30-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
44200
Hours: We-Su 13:30-19:00
Phone: +33 2 28 08 77 28
Atelier Alain Le Bras
Art galleryRun by Ville de Nantes
Run by Ville de Nantes, Atelier Alain Le Bras is Art gallery.
Galerie Loire
Art gallery
Galerie Loire — Art gallery.
Yellow Korner
Art gallery
Yellow Korner is Art gallery. Yellow Korner also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 13:00-19:00; Tu 10:00-13:00,14:00-19:00; We-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo 13:00-19:00; Tu 10:00-13:00,14:00-19:00; We-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 9 63 29 92 92
Art'Loft
Art gallery
Art'Loft — Art gallery.
Galerie RDV
Art gallery
Galerie RDV is Art gallery. Galerie RDV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 14:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We-Sa 14:00-19:00
Phone: +33 2 40 69 62 35
Galerie Fine Art
Art gallery
Galerie Fine Art — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Galerie Fine Art: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +33 2 40 20 03 48
Paradise
Art gallery
Paradise is Art gallery. Paradise also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We,Fr,Sa 15:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We,Fr,Sa 15:00-19:00
Le Triphasé
Art gallery
Le Triphasé is Art gallery. Le Triphasé also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 14:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 14:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-18:00
Phone: +33 6 81 17 06 90
Les souliers rouges
Art gallery
Les souliers rouges is Art gallery. Les souliers rouges also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-19:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-19:00
So'cute gallery
Art gallery
So'cute gallery is Art gallery.
Askip
Art gallery
Askip is Art gallery. Askip also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-23:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-23:00
Phone: +33 6 24 35 54 97
Centre Claude Cahun
Art gallery
Centre Claude Cahun is Art gallery. Centre Claude Cahun also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 15:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We-Sa 15:00-19:00
Phone: +33 9 52 77 23 14
Galerie Marchepied
Art gallery
Galerie Marchepied — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Galerie Marchepied: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 10:00-12:00,14:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-19:00 "Lundi et mardi sur rendez-vous"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We-Fr 10:00-12:00,14:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-19:00 "Lundi et mardi sur rendez-vous"
Phone: +33 7 67 14 83 43
Galerie Toulouse Lauwers
Art gallery
Galerie Toulouse Lauwers is Art gallery. Galerie Toulouse Lauwers also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th,Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Th,Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
Phone: +33 2 40 35 78 86
Le Préau
Art gallery
Le Préau is Art gallery.
Le Sous-Marin
Art gallery
Le Sous-Marin — Art gallery.
Galerie du Minage
Art gallery
Galerie du Minage — Art gallery, found on Rue du Minage in Clisson. Also worth knowing about Galerie du Minage: the map lists its hours as We-Su 14:30-18:00.
Rue du Minage, Clisson, 44190
Hours: We-Su 14:30-18:00
L'esperlutin
Art gallery
L'esperlutin — Art gallery.
Atelier 8
Art galleryRun by Bonus
Atelier 8 is Art gallery run by Bonus. Atelier 8 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 15:00-19:00 "Lors des évènements"; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We-Sa 15:00-19:00 "Lors des évènements"
Galerie de l'innovation
Art galleryRun by Crédit Mutuel
Run by Crédit Mutuel, Galerie de l'innovation is Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Galerie de l'innovation: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00
Le garage
Art gallery
Le garage — Art gallery.
Art Lab
Art gallery
Art Lab is Art gallery.
Scroll
Art gallery
Scroll is Art gallery. Scroll also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu,Fr,Sa 11:00-19:00.
Hours: Tu,Fr,Sa 11:00-19:00
À contre-courant
Art gallery
À contre-courant — Art gallery.
Galerie Open School
Art galleryRun by Beaux-Arts de Nantes
Galerie Open School is Art gallery run by Beaux-Arts de Nantes. Galerie Open School also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Les petites écuries
Art gallery
Les petites écuries — Art gallery.
Maison Magrès
Art gallery
Maison Magrès is Art gallery.
Gare d'Anjou
Art gallery
Gare d'Anjou is Art gallery.
L'Atelier
Art galleryRun by Ville de Nantes
L'Atelier is Art gallery run by Ville de Nantes. L'Atelier also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 13:00-19:00; Su 11:00-13:30,14:30-18:00; PH off; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 13:00-19:00; Su 11:00-13:30,14:30-18:00; PH off
Zoo galerie
Art gallery
Zoo galerie is Art gallery. Zoo galerie also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Passage Sainte-Croix
Art gallery
Passage Sainte-Croix — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Passage Sainte-Croix: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 12:00-18:30; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-18:30
What the map tells us about art galleries in Nantes
17 of the 36 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
16 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
16 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Nantes gallery walk
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: La boucherie des arts, Ecole des musiques OrigaMi on Avenue de la Ferrière, Fonds Régional d'Art Contemporain des Pays de la Loire, L'Artichaut, HAB Galerie, Atelier Alain Le Bras, Galerie Loire, and Yellow Korner. That's 36 stops on the Nantes gallery walk. 28 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Nantes
Gallery-going in Nantes? A few habits help:
- Many galleries are free at La boucherie des arts. Smaller and artist-run spaces often charge nothing. When in doubt, check the website rather than assuming.
- Go to opening nights at Ecole des musiques OrigaMi. Free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that wants to talk about the work. The best gallery experience there is.
- Ask what's coming next. Gallerists love talking about the next show. It also tells you when to come back.
- Small galleries take risks. Artist-run spaces show the work the big institutions won't. Some of it's baffling; some of it's the future.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Nantes — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Nantes can take a while to appear. The 36 above are only as current as the community map. A art gallery that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 36 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Nantes: 36 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.