Five Art Galleries to Visit in Rennes, Brittany

Rennes, a city with a rich art scene, boasts the Musée des Beaux-Arts (featuring Georges de La Tour's 'Nouveau-né'), two art centers (40mcube and La Criée), and a spectacular Frac designed by architect Odile Decq. The cultural complex Les Champs Libres hosts multiple exhibitions and a renowned library. Five notable galleries include: Galerie Oniris, founded by Yvonne Paumelle, celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026 with a centenary exhibition of François Morellet, representing abstractionists like Vera Molnár, Geneviève Asse, and Aurelie Nemours, as well as Philippe Cognée, Brankica Žilović, and Frédéric Bouffandeau; Galerie Jonathan Roze, relocated from Paris to Place du Parlement, featuring artists like François Malingrëy, Invader, and Ella & Pitr; Galerie MICA in Saint-Grégoire, founded by Michaël Chéneau, showcasing contemporary plasticians, Breton artisans, and design pieces; Galerie Divet, founded in 1981 by Dominique and Marie-Claude Divet, now run by their daughter Anaïs, focusing on modern and contemporary Breton artists like Ernest Guérin and René Quillivic; and Lendroit éditions, a bookstore-gallery founded in 2003, which also uses public billboards on Avenue Aristide-Briand for large-scale artworks by artists such as Yves Trémorin, Jochen Gerner, and Frédérique Rusch.