Rennes invests heavily in arts and culture and a number of its festivals (such as the music festival Les Transmusicales, les Tombées de la Nuit and Travelling (a cinematic festival)) are well known throughout France. Rennes was one of the first towns in France to have its own television channel 'TV Rennes', created in 1987. In Rennes is the only Institut Franco-Américain in France. There are four museums in Rennes:
* Musée des Beaux Arts (Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes).
* Musée de Bretagne (Museum of Brittany) at the Champs Libres, together with le 'espace of sciences' and a planetarium.
* Museum of Farming and Rennes Countryside at la Bintinais, south of Rennes.
* Musée des Transmissions (Museum of Broadcasting) at Cesson-Sévigné, west of Rennes center.
The Parc du Thabor contains a compact but significant botanical garden, the Jardin botanique du Thabor. The University of Rennes 1, with a campus in the city's eastern section, also contains abotanical garden and collections (the Jardin botanique de l'Université de Rennes)
