Like all museums stamped "Musées de France", that of Nantes has been in use since March 15. A case study, as dramatic as the 1,220 others scattered over the territory. With this particularity that this jewel of the arts born under Napoleon had been modernized and enlarged by a third in 2017, after six years of work and an investment of 88.5 million euros.
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Some 3,500 m2 of restored 19th century canopy glass, an extension of 2,000 m2 dedicated to contemporary art, an auditorium with 160 seats, educational workshop rooms, a library, shops and event spaces: the Nantes conurbation was then, by this equipment, the demonstration that culture was a major axis for its development. Since then, the institution has participated perfectly in tourism capital, cultural influence and the educational effort required. At the rate of 325,000 annual visitors, 16% of whom are foreigners, mostly European.
Alas, the 13,000 works - by Watteau, La Tour,
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