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Museum / Gallery Sights in Nice

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Fort Royal Museum, Ile Sainte-Marguerite

Fort Royal Museum, Ile Sainte-Marguerite

The infamous prison that housed the Man in the Iron Mask

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.

Museum of trains, transport and vehicles, Breil-sur-Roya

Eco Musee, Breil-sur-Roya

Exhibition of vintage trains, trams & buses

Museum charting the history of transport in the area, with lots of old vehicles to look at. Located in an old rail warehouse in Breil.

Asian Arts Museum, Nice

Asian Arts Museum

Museum dedicated to Asian art and culture with the tea ceremony on Sundays

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.

Natural History Museum, Nice

Natural History Museum

Natural history museum in the place Garibaldi area

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

Archaeology & ethnology museum, showcasing one of the most important petroglyph sites in Europe

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

Galerie Ferrero

Ferrero Gallery

Prestigious art gallery representing regional artists

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.

Spectacular views from the rooftop

Modern & contemporary art Museum

Also known as MAMAC, this museum showcases 1960s to present day works

Location
Nice

The museum of modern and contemporary art was opened in 1990 and features artworks from the 1960s to the present day.

Prieure du Vieux-Logis

Prieure du Vieux-Logis Museum

Traditional villa housing art from the Middle Ages

Location
Nice

This priory owned by Father Lemerre was converted into a museum at the end of the Second World War and houses his collection of objets d'art from the late Middle Ages and early modern period including French furniture, glass, sculptures and religious paintings.

Provence Art & History Museum, Grasse

Provence Art & History Museum, Grasse

Bringing together collections devoted to the history & art of eastern Provence

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.

National Sport Museum, Nice

National Sport Museum

Large museum dedicated to the history of sport in France

Location
Nice

Located in the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, this museum houses more than 45,000 objects ad 400,000 dedicated to all sports, showing their history from the Antiquity to the present.

Palais Lascaris

Palais Lascaris Museum

Fine Baroque architecture and instrument 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.

Parfumerie Molinard, Grasse

Parfumerie Molinard, Grasse

Guided tours & perfume workshops

Location
Grasse

Grasse is the world capital of perfumes. At this museum you can discover the ancient tradition of parfumerie and learn how to create your own, unique scent.

Parfumerie Galimard, Eze

Parfumerie Galimard, Eze

Perfume factory & museum with guided visits & workshops

Location
Eze

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

Musee de Paleontologie Humaine de Terra Amata

Musee de Paleontologie Humaine de Terra Amata

Excavation site showing human inhabitation 400,000 years ago

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.

Fine Arts Museum (Musee des Beaux Arts), Nice

Fine Arts Museum (Musee des Beaux Arts)

Art from the 16th to the 20th century in a beautiful villa

Location
Nice

Located in the Baumettes neighbourhood, this Fine Arts museum is housed in an impressive 19th-century villa and contains an important collection of paintings and sculptures.

Musee de la Mer, Ile Sainte-Marguerite

Musee de la Mer, Ile Sainte-Marguerite

A museum of underwater archeology and land plus Iron Mask prison cell

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.

Musee Escoffier de l'Art Culinaire

Musee Escoffier de l'Art Culinaire, Villeneuve Loubet

Museum of Culinary Art in this historic town

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.

Parfumerie Fragonard, Grasse

Parfumerie Fragonard, Grasse

Perfume museum in one of the oldest parfumerie's in 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.

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