Art galleries in Nîmes: directory, map and artistic districts

16 place de la Maison Carrée, 30000 Nîmes

Opposite the Roman temple, Norman Foster's building organizes a spectacular dialogue between glass, light and stone. Its collection has followed the avant-gardes since the 1960s, with particular attention to Supports/Surfaces and Mediterranean scenes.

4 place Roger-Bastide, 30900 Nîmes

The CACN supports artists at the beginning and middle of their career through exhibitions, residencies and editions. Its location in Pissevin also makes it a meeting space where mediation is built with residents.

Rue de la Cité-Foulc, 30000 Nîmes

Its approximately 3,800 works take you through Italian, Nordic and French schools from the 15th to the 20th century. The Roman mosaic of Admetus and the 19th century rooms provide ideal historical depth before exploring the contemporary galleries.

16 boulevard des Arènes, 30000 Nîmes

Facing the Arena, the pleated facade of Elizabeth de Portzamparc envelops mosaics, sculptures and objects retracing twenty-five centuries. Contemporary museography connects archaeology, image and design without freezing the collections in the past.

Place aux Herbes, 30000 Nîmes

Installed in the former episcopal palace, the museum tells the story of Nîmes life through furniture, objects and above all the history of textiles and denim. Its exhibitions shed light on the way in which local know-how becomes visual culture.

6 rue Alexandre-Ducros, 30000 Nîmes

Unique in France in its subject, this museum addresses bullfighting cultures through costumes, prints, paintings, photographs and posters. It allows us to distinguish the ethnographic document from the plastic imagination built around the arena.

13 boulevard Amiral-Courbet, 30000 Nîmes

The zoology, prehistory and ethnography collections recall how scientific observation has nourished drawing and images. With the Jules Salles Gallery, the place forms a discreet but dense cultural center to the east of the Écusson.

13 boulevard Amiral-Courbet, 30000 Nîmes

Backed by the Museum, this municipal gallery hosts temporary exhibitions of artists, associations and heritage projects. Its changing calendar justifies checking the programming before going there.

17 Grand'Rue, 30000 Nîmes

The 17th century nave offers artists a height and acoustics that transform each exhibition into a spatial experience. Paintings, installations and scenographies take on an impossible scale in a classical gallery.

10 Grand'Rue, 30000 Nîmes

The Rivet Hotel houses a school attentive to contemporary practices, from installation to publishing. Diplomas, open days and educational projects are privileged moments to discover research still in progress.

8 rue Enclos-Rey, 30000 Nîmes

Gallery, café, stage and workshop intersect in this committed third place, also the driving force behind the Expo de Ouf!. We see fresco artists as well as illustrators and graphic practices linked to the city.

1 course Nemausus, 30000 Nîmes

Installed in Jean Nouvel's Nemausus ensemble, NEGPOS has defended socially attentive photography since 1997. Exhibitions, residencies and field actions question the circulation of images as much as their form.

2 quai de la Fontaine, 30900 Nîmes

This private gallery favors an immediately sensitive creation, driven by color and material. Jorge Colomina's paintings interact with sculptures and pieces of glass chosen in a spirit of accessible collection.

6 boulevard Gambetta, 30000 Nîmes

The gallery brings together regional artists, oriental inspirations and ancient objects from Asia. This voluntary mix between fine arts, furniture and decorative arts makes up a unique visit, far from the white cube.

7 rue du Courtieu, 30000 Nîmes

Being Donné is first and foremost a production workshop where screen printing, drawing and painting remain linked to gesture. Its occasional openings give access to the works, but also to the manufacturing stages and exchanges between artists.

24 rue de l’Agau, 30000 Nîmes

This free place operates to the rhythm of exhibitions and evenings announced occasionally. The workshop atmosphere encourages a direct meeting with artists and a less institutional approach to creation.

14 quai de la Fontaine, 30000 Nîmes

Supported by family sponsorship, this hybrid space hosts paintings, engravings, drawings, photographs and ceramics. Its event programming makes the Quai de la Fontaine a natural extension of the Carré d'Art center.

3 rue Voltaire, 30000 Nîmes

A few steps from the Carré d'Art, this private garden opens during selected meetings with painters, photographers and sculptors. The vegetation and the veranda offer an intimate setting that changes the perception of the works.

20 rue Émile-Jamais, 30000 Nîmes

Régine Carail's workshop exhibits small and large formats in the very place of their creation. The visitor can follow a contemporary painting nourished by figures, colors and personal motifs.

38 rue Porte-de-France, 30000 Nîmes

Boutique, gallery and tapestry workshop come together here around furniture, textiles and images. The exhibitions readily break down barriers between art and crafts, with concrete attention to materials and uses.

4 rue Maubet, 30000 Nîmes

Supported by a collective since 2000, 4, Barbier sees itself as a showcase but also as a place for discussion. Works, performances and meetings build a program open to international exchanges.

3 rue de Bernis, 30000 Nîmes

Still inhabited, this 15th and 17th century mansion occasionally opens its patio and lounges to creation. Photography, painting, music or performance confront preserved architecture.

4 rue Auguste-Pelet, 30000 Nîmes

This collective presents locally produced ceramics, linocuts, photographs, jewelry, lighting and tapestries. The workshops and temporary exhibitions make it a good address for understanding creative fabric beyond just the galleries.

13 rue des Marchands, 30000 Nîmes

Karly devotes her workshop-gallery to pastel, a medium that she pushes towards a precise and luminous rendering. Nîmes facades and annual themes show how hyperrealism can become a tool of urban memory.

8 Grand'Rue, 30000 Nîmes

This shared workshop hosts group or individual exhibitions, by appointment and during events. Abstraction and figuration coexist in a working environment where we directly perceive the practices of artists.

14 rue des Fourbisseurs, 30000 Nîmes

Born from a painting workshop, the place gradually opened up to guest artists and sculpture. Its dual function allows you to move from learning to exhibition without breaking the link between technique and perspective.

1 rue Émile-Jamais, 30000 Nîmes

Since 2009, this gallery has defended a contemporary selection where street art dialogues with painting and sculpture. Its collection-oriented approach provides useful benchmarks on editions, original works and the current market.

5 rue Émile-Jamais, 30000 Nîmes

Melvyn Barros works there in front of the public in the middle of a PrestAArt selection. Urban pop art, sculpture and decorative objects make up a living space where the manufacturing remains visible behind the hanging.

42 rue Delon-Soubeyran, 30000 Nîmes

In an intimate space, Avenue 42 highlights original works, fine art and screen prints at different price levels. The gallery gives visible place to emerging talents and the regional scene.

2 place de la Calade, 30000 Nîmes

Created by Philippe Pannetier, the gallery examines contemporary painting attentive to movement, support and color. Its anchoring in the heritage of Supports/Surfaces resonates strongly with the artistic history of the South.