The Nantes Museum of Art provides an extensive panorama of art history from the 13th to the 21st century within a new environment in harmony with ancient and modern architecture, reopened in June 2017 with an additional 2,000 square meters of exhibition space, a restaurant and library designed by London architecture firm Stanton Williams. (Stanton Williams), the museum's collection of more than 12,000 pieces spans from primitive to modern art and covers every type of artistic creation.