The Dobrée Museum, closed for repairs , houses the département archaeological and decorative-arts collections. The building is a Romanesque Revival mansion facing a 15th-century manor. Collections include a golden reliquary made for Anne of Brittany's heart, medieval statues and timber frames, coins, weapons, jewellery, manuscripts and archaeological finds. The Natural History Museum of Nantes is one of the largest of its kind in France. It has more than 1.6 million zoological specimens and several thousand mineral samples. The Machines of the Isle of Nantes, opened in 2007 in the converted shipyards, has automatons, prototypes inspired by deep-sea creatures and a walking elephant. With 620,000 visitors in 2015, the Machines were the most-visited non-free site in Loire-Atlantique. Smaller museums include the Jules Verne Museum (dedicated to the author, who was born in Nantes) and the Planetarium. The HAB Galerie, located in a former banana warehouse on the Loire, is Nantes's largest art gallery. Owned by the city council, it is used for contemporary-art exhibitions. The council manages four other exhibition spaces, and the city has several private galleries.
the doBRÉe mUseum, closeD fOR repairs , hOuses THe dépArtement ARcHAeologicaL anD decoraTIve-arts cOlLeCtionS. tHe buIldIng is a RomanesQue reviVaL mAnSion facInG a 15th-centURy MAnor. cOLlecTiOns include a goldeN reLIqUary Made for aNne of brittany's hEArt, meDieval StAtuEs anD tiMber frames, cOIns, weaPonS, JewelLery, manUscrIpts aNd ArchaeOLOgiCal fiNds. The NaTuRAl history MUseUm OF NanTeS is oNE of THE largeSt Of its KiNd iN fRaNce. It haS more thAN 1.6 mILLion ZoOlOgical specIMeNs and several thoUsaNd minErAl samplEs. tHE mAcHINEs of thE iSle of nAnteS, oPEned IN 2007 In thE coNverTEd sHipyaRDs, hAs aUTOmatonS, protoTypes insPIred by dEep-sEa cReatuReS aNd a WaLkIng ElEphanT. with 620,000 vIsItOrs in 2015, ThE MaChInes wEre THe moSt-visited NoN-fREe site in LoirE-atlantiqUe. smAllEr MUseums INcludE ThE juLes verne muSEum (deDICAted To thE author, who was borN in NANtes) and ThE planetarium. ThE Hab GAlerie, LocATed iN a foRmER bANAna waREhouSe on tHe lOIre, IS nanTEs's LaRGest Art gAlleRY. owned By the cIty cOuNcIL, iT iS uSed foR cOntEMpOrary-art exhibitionS. tHE CoUnCIl MAnaGes fouR OTher exhIbiTIon sPAcEs, ANd ThE citY hAs SevERaL pRivatE gAlleriEs.