The Abyss exhibition at the Château des ducs de Bretagne

Discover the exhibition "The Abyss" at the Nantes History Museum

Take advantage of your stay in our hotel in Nantes to visit the new exhibition of the Nantes History Museum: "The Abyss".

"The Abyss: Nantes in the Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonial Slavery, 1707 - 1830

The Nantes Museum of History in collaboration with the Foundation for the Memory of Slavery offers you the opportunity to retrace the slave trade past of the city of Nantes.

This exhibition revisits the history of the first slave port in France between the 17th and 19th centuries by approaching the subject from a new angle.

Immersive and partly digital, the exhibition revisits the tragic fate of the victims of slavery. It is an opportunity to discover with emotion the names of the people who lived in Nantes and who were enslaved.

A powerful and essential exhibition to help us remember the past, accessible until 19 June 2022.

To complete your visit, do not hesitate to visit the Memorial of the Abolition of Slavery, a ten-minute walk from our hotel.
 

Stay in the heart of a historic district of downtown Nantes

Situated just a stone's throw from the famous Place Graslin, the Best Western Hôtel Graslin offers you a prime location for visiting Nantes.

Just a 10-minute walk from the Château des Ducs de Bretagne, check into one of our 47 rooms which can accommodate up to 5 people.