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The Musée Jean Cocteau in Menton has been celebrating the Prince of poets, since 1966.
Musée Jean Cocteau in Menton
The term museum displeased Jean Cocteau, who feared that his exhibited works would take on "an air of habit". For this reason, he himself oversaw the choice of works to be included in the museum's collections, and proposed a rotation of works on display.
The Musée Jean Cocteau collections
It's difficult to describe the collections of the Musée Jean Cocteau in Menton, as the works on display are regularly changed.
Note that in addition to the museum's rotating collection, there are the lesser-known works of the Séverin Wunderman donation.
Paintings, drawings, ceramics add up to an ensemble of over 2000 pieces, including famous major works alongside lesser-known ones. It's one of the great attractions of this museum that it keeps us discovering Jean Cocteau, the man who dabbled in everything
Practical information
Le Bastion - Musée Jean Cocteau
Quai Napoléon III - Bastion du Vieux Port
Open daily from 10am to 12:30pm and from 2pm to 6pm, except Tuesdays and on January 1st, May 1st, November 1st and December 25th.
Not suitable for people with reduced mobility, as located in a former 17th-century military fort.
Autres informations de nos partenaires
Jean-Marc Foulquier