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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

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

GALERIE DE LA MARINE

Sea side

The Galerie de la Marine is a centre dedicated to young contemporary art. Its programme focuses on inviting emerging young artists who have a connection with Nice.
Every year, this gallery displays the work of the Villa Arson's Ecole Nationale...

Closed : Monday all day,

59 quai des Etats-Unis - 06300 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 91 92 92

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 art centre and school.
"This privileged site, a genuine belvedere over the city, on 20,000m²...

Closed : Tuesday all day,

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

GALERIE DES PONCHETTES

Sea side

The municipal galleries are dedicated exclusively to temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.Vivien ROUBAUD 11/02/17- 28/05/17
Attached to the MAMAC, this gallery showcases contemporary art and fulfils the museum's role as a promoter of...

Closed : Monday all day,

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

Cultural activities

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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,

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

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...

33 bis bd Franck Pilatte - 06300 NICE
Tel.: +33(0)4 92 00 17 37

BIBLIOTHÈQUE LOUIS NUCERA

Acropolis

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

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