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Museum / Gallery Sights in Nice

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Provence Art & History Museum, Grasse

Provence Art & History Museum, Grasse

Location
Grasse

With items from prehistoric times, and fine arts and decorative arts from as early as the 17th century, all the way up to the first half of the 20th century.

Natural History Museum, Nice

Natural History Museum

Location
Nice

Founded by Jean Baptiste Barla in 1850 (locals know it as Museum Barla), this museum showcases a rich collection of zoological, botanical and geological specimens.

Musee des Merveilles, Tende

Musee des Merveilles, Tende

This museum was created to protect one of the most important petroglyph sites in Europe, in the Merveilles Valley (valley of Wonders).

Musee Escoffier de l'Art Culinaire

Musee Escoffier de l'Art Culinaire, Villeneuve Loubet

This museum was set up by outstanding chef Auguste Escoffier who worked as head chef at the Savoy in London. He founded this museum which is dedicated to culinary art.

Marc Chagall National Museum, Nice

Marc Chagall National Museum

Location
Nice

Housing the largest collection of the Russian painter, Marc Chagall, the Chagall museum is one of Nice's top attractions.

Musee de la Mer, Ile Sainte-Marguerite

Musee de la Mer, Ile Sainte-Marguerite

Location
Cannes

Situated within the Royal Fort on Ile Sainte-Marguerite in the Bay of Cannes, this museum is a place not only of learning but also of rich history.

Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology, Monaco

Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology

Location
Monaco

The area around the Cote d'Azur is rich in prehistoric artefacts, many of which can be found in this fascinating museum.

Parfumerie Fragonard, Grasse

Parfumerie Fragonard, Grasse

Location
Grasse

This historic perfume factory is in the heart of the Old Town and is one of the oldest in Grasse, constructed in 1782.

Fort Royal Museum, Ile Sainte-Marguerite

Fort Royal Museum, Ile Sainte-Marguerite

Location
Cannes

In 1617, the Duke of Guise gave Jean de Bellon the task of building a fort intended to block sea access to Cannes. Constructed between 1624 and 1627 on the site of remains that dated back to Roman antiquity, at the time it was nothing more than a simple fortified house.

Asian Arts Museum, Nice

Asian Arts Museum

Location
Nice

The Asian Arts Museum was created by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange who created a wonderful white marble and glass construction that stands in the middle of a lake in Park Phoenix.

Volti Museum, Villefranche-sur-Mer

Volti Museum

Location
Villefranche-sur-Mer

The sculptor, Antoniucci Volti, was born in Italy in 1915 but his family lived in Villefranche-sur-Mer. His collection is housed in the town's 16th-century citadel.

Palais Lascaris

Palais Lascaris Museum

Location
Nice

This grand noble residence dates to the early 17th century and was the property of the Lascaris-Vintimille family. It has an interesting collection of Baroque art and furniture.

Musee de Paleontologie Humaine de Terra Amata

Musee de Paleontologie Humaine de Terra Amata

Location
Villefranche-sur-Mer

The museum of palaeontology is located on the excavation site of the Terra Amata where there is evidence of human inhabitation going back 400,000 years.

A small town sits on top of a hill surrounded by trees

Chateau Museum Grimaldi, Cagnes sur Mer

Chateau Grimaldi may take you somewhat by surprise if you are expecting the usual historical museum experience - it also holds regular exhibitions of contemporary art and isn’t afraid of displaying bizarre and sometimes challenging installations. The artworks are incongruous in such a traditional context and the collection changes regularly, so you never know quite what you’re going to get when you visit!

a large stone house housing a museum

Musee Renoir, Cagnes sur Mer

The world-famous painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir lived at La Ferme des Collettes with his family from 1907 until his death in 1919. Renoir moved to Cagnes-Sur-Mer in the hopes that the warm climate would improve his arthritis, which eventually confined him to a wheelchair. The house in which he spent the last 12 years of his life is set in a beautiful estate full of citrus and olive trees, looking out along the coastline all the way to way to the Cap d’Antibes.

Fondation Maeght

Maeght Fondation Museum, St-Paul de Vence

Location
Vence

Just outside Saint-Paul de Vence lies one of France's most famous modern and contemporary art museums. Surrounded by pleasant gardens, this is a nice place to spend your afternoon.

Parfumerie Galimard, Eze

Parfumerie Galimard, Eze

Location
Eze

Free guided tours of a historic perfume factory in the medieval village of Eze.

Galerie Ferrero

Ferrero Gallery

Location
Nice

Founded as a photographic studio in 1958, and opened as a gallery in 1972, Jean Ferrero exhibited works from the School of Nice and the New Realism genre.