Galleries and cultural activities

Nice is an exceptional city, featuring a rich cultural and artistic heritage.

The pace of cultural life is regulated by the exhibitions in the museums and galleries, the programme of events in the theatres and at the Nice Opera House.

Nice's way of life is also a cultural environment: concerts, a film library, debates and conferences.

Galleries

Free access with your French Riviera Pass

VILLA ARSON - ECOLE ET CENTRE NATIONAL D'ART CONTEMPORAIN

North Nice

A 19th century villa inserted in contemporary architecture decorated with concrete and pebbles, awarded the 20th Century Heritage label and accommodating an contemporary art center and school.
"This privileged site, a genuine belvedere over the city,...

Closed : Tuesday all day,

20 av Stephen Liégeard - 06100 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 92 07 73 73

GALERIE DES PONCHETTES

East Nice

The municipal galleries are dedicated exclusively to temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.
Attached to the MAMAC, this gallery showcases contemporary art and fulfils the museum's role as a promoter of collections. Please note that the gallery is...

Closed : Monday all day,

77 quai des Etats-Unis - 06300 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 62 31 24

LYMPIA ESPACE CULTUREL DEPARTEMENTAL

The Departmental Cultural Space Lympia is made up of two buildings linked with each other: the clock pavilion and the former Nice Jailhouse, the oldest building in Nice harbour.
Restored and brought up to standard by the Department of the...

Closed : Monday all day, Tuesday all day,

52 Bd de Stalingrad - 06300 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 89 04 53 10

GALERIE DEPARDIEU

City center

Contemporary art gallery.
A contemporary art gallery showcasing works by avant-garde international and local artists carefully selected and curated for your pleasure. The gallery also runs as a multi-disciplinary cultural space and regularly hosts...

Closed : Saturday all day, Sunday all day,

6 rue du docteur Jacques Guidoni - (ex passage Gioffredo) - 06000 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)9 66 89 02 74

Cultural activities

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MUSÉE FRANCISCAIN

Nice hills

Located in the 17th century fresco-painted monastic buildings, the museum recalls Franciscan life in Nice from the 13th century to today.
An evocation of the life of Franciscan friars in Nice from the 13th to the 18th century, an illustration of...

Closed : Sunday all day,

Place du Pape Jean-Paul II - 06100 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 81 00 04

OPÉRA NICE COTE D'AZUR

City center

Come to the Nice Côte d'Azur Opera House to admire its architectural heritage or enjoy the opera, dance or symphony orchestra season. Be bold - try the Opera House!
A harmonious blend of premieres of contemporary works, rediscovery of gems of the...

Closed : Sunday all day,

4-6 rue Saint-François-de-Paule - 06300 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 92 17 40 79

CINÉMATHÈQUE DE NICE

East Nice

The Cinematheque of Nice schedules more than 400 heritage and recent films in subtitled original versions and in French.

Closed : Monday all day,

3 esplanade Kennedy - 06300 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 92 04 06 66

PARSEC - ASTRORAMA

Nice hills

Located near Nice, on a belvedere between the sea and the mountains, visitors to the Astrorama can view the sky through binoculars and telescopes.
Open Sky evenings are available for everyone, children and adults, and provide a greater understanding...

Closed : Monday all day, Sunday all day,

Parc de la Grande Corniche - Route de la Revère - Accès par Eze le Col - 06360 EZE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 85 85 58

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ARCHIVES NICE CÔTE D'AZUR - PALAIS DE MARBRE

Fabron

The town hall archives have been safeguarding the documents published by the City since the 12th century. Two annual exhibitions allow the general public to learn about the story of Nice and its inhabitants.

Closed : Saturday all day, Sunday all day,

7/9 av de Fabron - 06200 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 86 77 44

BOTOX(S)

BOTOX(S), Alps & Riviera contemporary art network. Exhibitions, openings in art centres, galleries, museums, clubs, artists' collectives.
The BOTOX(S) network was born of the will to raise awareness of contemporary art by raising the profile of the...

« Villa Cameline » - 43 av Monplaisir - 06100 NICE
Tel.:

CENTRE CULTUREL LA PROVIDENCE

City center

Closed : Saturday all day, Sunday all day,

8 bis rue Saint-Augustin - 06300 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 80 34 12

BIBLIOTHÈQUE LOUIS NUCERA

Old Nice

Located in the extension of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Modern, the library occupies a vast 10,000m2 area on a single level dominated by a huge square head devised by the sculptor Sacha Sosno.
It houses over 200,000 documents freely...

Closed : Monday all day,

2 Place Yves Klein - 06000 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 97 13 48 90

LE 109

East Nice

The objective is to create a transdisciplinary platform of creation, training, production and circulation for artists, researchers, businessmen, industry and associations in the fields of arts, science and new technologies.

50 bd Jean-Baptiste Vérany - 06300 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 97 12 71 11

OBSERVATOIRE DE LA COTE D'AZUR

Nice hills

The Observatory complex offers a remarkable scientific, historical and natural heritage.
Founded in 1881, today the Observatoire de Nice is one of the 4 geographical sites of the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, a public Earth and Space sciences...

Closed : Monday all day, Tuesday all day, Thursday all day, Friday all day,

Grande Corniche - CS 34229 - 06304 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 92 00 31 12

LA STATION

East Nice

It also aims to attract contemporary artistic practices from around France and Europe.
th Staion helps artists and support them in their development while promoting and spreading word of their projects.

Closed : Monday all day, Tuesday all day, Sunday all day,

89 route de Turin - 06300 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 56 99 57

PALAIS NIKAIA SNC

West Nice

The region’s largest multipurpose venue, this concert hall of glass has drawn the greatest international stars.
Whether for indoor or outdoor concerts, Nikaia offers the possibility of staging the most spectacular theatrical creations (from 27,000...

163 route du Mercantour - 06200 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 92 29 31 29

FORUM D'URBANISME ET D'ARCHITECTURE

East Nice

The “Forum d'Urbanisme and d'Architecture” is a permanent centre for information, consultation and training that operates at a local, national and international level.
It organises exhibitions, talks, debates, public inquiries, educational...

Closed : Monday morning, Tuesday morning, Wednesday morning, Thursday morning, Friday morning, Saturday afternoon, Sunday all day,

89, route de Turin - 06300 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 97 13 31 51

TROPHÉE D'AUGUSTE

This building is considered as one of the most important vestiges of Gallo-Roman Provence.
The monument commemorates Emperor Augustus’ victory over the people of the Alps. Note: since both terraces, panoramic point of view on the...

Closed : Monday all day,

Avenue Albert 1er - 06320 LA TURBIE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 41 20 84

CENTRE UNIVERSITAIRE MÉDITERRANÉEN

City center

With its amphitheatre of 550-seat capacity for conferences, the CUM aims to be a space for intercultural exchange.
A place of remembrance and prestige, it offers lectures on well-known writers who are in the literary news, prehistory, controversy...

Closed : Saturday afternoon and evening, Sunday afternoon and evening,

65 Promenade des Anglais - 06000 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 97 13 46 10

L'ART EN MOUVEMENT

City center

18 avenue flores - 06000 NICE
Tel.: 06 20 66 86 50

CITADELLE DE VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER

Overlooking one of the world’s most beautiful bays, Villefranche-sur-Mer and its 16th-century listed historic citadel offer an exceptional unexpected setting.
Guided visit of the Citadela and the old town (lasting 1 and a half hours) every Friday at...

La Citadelle - Jardin Binon - 06230 VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 76 33 30

GROTTE DU LAZARET

City center

Located at the foot of Mont Boron,the cave is 35 metres long and 4 to 14 metres wide. It was listed as a Historic Monument in 1963.
The Lazaret Cave dates back to the Early Palaeolithic period and was a hunting base for pre-Neanderthal Man. The...

Closed : Monday all day, Tuesday all day,

33 bis bd Franck Pilatte - 06300 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 89 04 36 00

THÉÂTRE NATIONAL DE NICE

East Nice

The TNN, CDN Nice Côte d'Azur: a theatre for the entire city.
Built in 1989, the Théâtre National de Nice, an octagon of pale marble comprises a 900-seat Italian-style theatre (Salle Pierre Brasseur), a 300-seat amphitheatre (SalleMichel Simon) and...

Closed : Monday all day, Sunday all day,

Promenade des Arts - 06300 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 13 19 00