Museums, monuments and cultural attractions around Nice

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MUSÉE JEAN COCTEAU COLLECTION SÉVERIN WUNDERMAN

Around Metropolitan area

The Jean Cocteau Museum presents over two floors the poet's work in all its aspects: drawing, painting, writing, cinema, tapestry, stained glass …
Located in the historic heart of Menton, facing the sea, the Jean Cocteau Museum, Séverin Wunderman...

Closed : Tuesday all day,

2 Quai de Monléon - Bastion du Vieux Port - 06500 MENTON
Tel.: +33 (0)4 89 81 52 50

MUSÉE DU PATRIMOINE BERLUGAN ANDRÉ CANE

Beaulieu-sur-Mer

From Roman coins to photos of the Belle Epoque, the visitor follows the development from little hamlet to a flourishing town.
This museum preserves the most diverse items (photos, maps, postcards, old local newspapers, engravings, paintings,...

27 bd Marinoni - 06310 BEAULIEU-SUR-MER
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 76 47 00

MUSÉE OCÉANOGRAPHIQUE DE MONACO

Around Metropolitan area

Aquariums, exhibitions, games and relaxation… Monaco's oceanographic museum opens your eyes to the marine world.
Built up against the legendary rock of Monaco, the Oceanographic Museum has been watching over the oceans for over a century. Founded by...

Av Saint-Martin - 98000 MONACO - MONACO
Tel.: +377 93 15 36 00

MUSÉE DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE ANDRE VILLERS

Around Metropolitan area

Throughout the year, the museum organises exhibitions dedicated to young, contemporary photographers and also puts the spotlight on world-famous photographers.
The permanent collection is mainly devoted to Picasso's portraits.

Porte Sarrazine - Village - 06250 MOUGINS
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 75 85 67

MUSÉE PEYNET ET DU DESSIN HUMORISTIQUE - ANTIBES

Around Metropolitan area

The museum offers a journey through the works of Peynet
This museum is dedicated to the famous « creator of lovers » who lived in Antibes for a long time and offers a journey through the works of Peynet (lithographies, etchings, gouaches, India Ink,...

Closed : Monday all day,

Place Nationale - 06600 ANTIBES
Tel.: +33(0)4 92 90 54 29

MUSÉE D'ART CLASSIQUE DE MOUGINS (MACM)

Around Metropolitan area

Discover the influence of the beauty of the Ancient world on Neoclassical, Modern and Contemporary art.
Art from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome sitting side-by-side with neo-classical, modern and contemporary art in a captivating exhibition.

32 rue Commandeur - 06250 MOUGINS
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 75 18 22

MUSÉE NATIONAL FERNAND LÉGER - BIOT

Around Metropolitan area

Discover an exceptional collection of 450 works retracing the different stages in the career of Fernand Léger from 1905 to 1955.
A pioneer of modern art, Fernand Léger left an enduring mark on the 20th century through the power of his artistic...

Closed : Tuesday all day,

255 Chemin Val de Pôme - 06410 BIOT
Tel.: +33(0)4 92 91 50 20

CENTRE INTERNATIONAL D'ART CONTEMPORAIN

Carros

Last born of the art centres of the Alpes-Maritimes, the Vieux Château de Carros has become a place of cultural and international exchanges. High-level exhibitions and retrospectives and a programme widely open to the world.

Closed : Monday all day,

Place du Château - 06510 CARROS
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MUSÉE RENOIR

Cagnes-sur-Mer

Reconstruction of Renoir’s studio in the home where the painter spent the last years of his life, personal possessions, paintings and sculptures.
The Renoir family home is a neo-Provençal building designed by the architect Jules Febvre in 1907...

Closed : Tuesday all day,

19 Chemin des Collettes - 06800 CAGNES-SUR-MER
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 20 61 07

MUSÉE NAVAL

Around Metropolitan area

The Naval Museum of Monaco, founded in 1993, a true maritime encyclopedia, exhibits a splendid collection of more than 250 ship models and marine objects.
Many antic models from the magnificent personal collection of H.S.M. Prince Rainier III of...

Terrasses du Centre Commercial - Fontvieille - Niveau 2 - 98000 MONACO - MONACO
Tel.: +377 92 05 28 48

MUSEE DE VENCE - FONDATION EMILE HUGUES

Vence

Exhibitions of contemporary art in the heart of the mediaeval city.
Built in the 17th century by the lords of Villeneuve in the heart of the medieval town and opposite the legendary ash tree immortalised by the painter Soutine, the building was...

Closed : Monday all day,

2 place du Frêne - 06140 VENCE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 24 24 23

MUSÉE D'HISTOIRE ET D'ART

Around Metropolitan area

The Museum of History and Art is located at the heart of the historic village, behind the Town Hall. Many exhibitions take place there so that visitors can enjoy different discoveries all year long.

Closed : Monday all day,

Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville - 06270 VILLENEUVE-LOUBET
Tel.: +33(0)4 92 02 60 39

LA CITADELLE DE SAINT-TROPEZ / MUSÉE D'HISTOIRE MARITIME

Around Metropolitan area

The citadel has towered over Saint-Tropez since the early 17th century. It remains one of the only defensive monuments of this scale on the Var coast. The fortress's dungeon has been home to the museum of maritime history since summer 2013. As part...

1 Montée de la Citadelle - 83990 SAINT-TROPEZ
Tel.: +33(0)4 94 97 59 43

MUSÉE DE LA CASTRE

Around Metropolitan area

In a succession of small rooms surrounded by gardens, you will find collections of art and objects from the South Sea Islands, the Himalaya, the Americas, and a wealth of antiquities from the Mediterranean and Columbian ceramics.

Place de la Castre - Le Suquet - 06400 CANNES
Tel.: +33(0)4 89 82 26 26

MUSÉE MAGNELLI - MUSÉE DE LA CÉRAMIQUE

Around Metropolitan area

The Magnelli Museum and Ceramics Museum are located inside the Château; the National Picasso Museum is in the Romanesque chapel.

Closed : Tuesday all day,

Place de la Libération - 06220 VALLAURIS
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 64 71 83

MUSÉE DE LA MER

Around Metropolitan area

Museum of the Sea - Cannes
The “Iron Mask” cell, underwater and terrestrial archaeological collections, Huguenot memorial, temporary exhibitions. Access: Via the jetty on Quai Laubeuf

Ile Sainte Marguerite - Fort Royal - 06400 CANNES
Tel.: +33(0)4 89 82 26 26

MUSÉE INTERNATIONAL DE LA PARFUMERIE

Around Metropolitan area

This museum dedicated to the history of perfumery and the progress made in techniques over the centuries, reveals all the stages of the process of creating a perfume.

2 bd Jeu du Ballon - 06130 GRASSE
Tel.: +33(0)4 97 05 58 11

FONDATION MAEGHT

Around Metropolitan area

A museum in the middle of Nature, the Maeght Foundation is an exceptional venue boasting one of the largest collections in Europe of 20th-century paintings, sculptures, drawings and graphic works: Bonnard, Braque, Calder, Chagall, Giacometti...
The...

623 chemin des Gardettes - 06570 SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 32 81 63

NOUVEAU MUSÉE NATIONAL DE MONACO

Around Metropolitan area

The New National Museum of Monaco is contained in the Villa Sauber and Villa Paloma
By offering several exhibitions a year in each venue, the New National Museum of Monaco enhances the value of a little-known heritage and collection and gives...

8 rue Honoré Labande - Villa des Pins B - 98000 MONACO - MONACO
Tel.: +377 98 98 19 62

MUSÉE D'ARCHÉOLOGIE - ANTIBES

Around Metropolitan area

The museum houses all the collections gathered during various excavations in the city and the surrounding waters.
Guardian of the remains on land and in the sea of the ancient Greek Antipolis, the bastion Saint-André, designed following plans by...

Closed : Monday all day,

1 av Général Maizière - Bastion Saint-André - 06600 ANTIBES
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 95 85 98

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