Museum of Brittany

About

The Musée de Bretagne is a museum of society and history established since 2006 in the Champs Libres, between the station and the city centre of Rennes, in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. It was previously located in the university palace, quai de la Vilaine, with the Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes. In 2016, the Musée de Bretagne celebrated its 40th and 10th years in the Champs Libres.

It is a museum with a regional vocation, which during a long evolution first presented itself as a museum of archaeology and ethnology and then affirmed itself as a museum of society. In accordance with the name Musée de France, he carries out missions of enrichment and conservation of the heritage, study of valorisation linked to the history of Brittany and the Breton society today. Its collections include more than 600,000 documents and objects.

They are representative of Breton heritage, from the first traces of Man to today. Since 2007, the museum of Brittany has been labeled Tourism and Handicap. It offers many commented visits, as well as LSF and tactile visits.

Audio guides are also available.