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Here we present the must-see museums of Nice, among all the Nice museums. Indeed, these are also the most important sites of the city. The *** indicate a must-see site of wide interest. On the other hand, the other sites not starred are more specific but may deserve your attention according to your tastes, knowledge and interests.
MUSEUMS OF NICE : MATISSE MUSEUM ***
164, avenue des Arènes de Cimiez
06000 Nice
Tel: (+33) (0)4 93 81 08 08 (public)
See our page Musée Matisse
Access
BUS Lines 5, 18, 16, 40, 33
Stop : Arènes / Musée Matisse
Schedules
Museum open every day except Tuesday:
10am to 5pm from November 1 to April 30
10am to 6pm from May 2 to October 31
Closed January 1, Easter Sunday, May 1 and December 25.
MUSEUMS OF NICE : CHAGALL MUSEUM ***
Avenue du Docteur Ménard
06000 Nice
See our page Chagall Museum
Access
By bus: bus #5 or Nice Le Grand Tour bus, Stop "Musée Chagall"
By streetcar: Stop Gare Thiers, then 15 minutes walk to the museum
Schedules
Open every day except Tuesdays, January 1, May 1 and December 25.
From May 1 to October 31: from 10am to 6pm
From November 1 to April 30: from 10am to 12pm and from 2pm to 5pm.
MUSEUMS OF NICE: PALAIS LASCARIS ***
15, rue Droite
06000 Nice
See our page Musée Lascaris
CHARLES NEGRE PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM ***
Very interesting exhibitions of photographs by photographic artists or also thematic.
1, Place Pierre Gautier
06300 Nice
Charles Nègre Museum of Photography
Access
Tramway line 1 - "Opera Vieille Ville"
Schedules
Open every day except Monday (closed on December 25, January 1, Easter Sunday and May 1)
The museum : from 10am to 6pm
The gallery : from 10am to 12:30pm and from 1:30pm to 6pm.
MASSENA MUSEUM ***
See our page on the Musée Massena in Nice.
MUSEUMS OF NICE: MAMAC ***
Collections incorporating the works of Niki de Saint Phalle Yves Klein, Pop Art, etc. And exhibitions of contemporary artists
place Yves Klein
06364 Nice cedex 4
Mamac
Access
Tramway Line 1 (Garibaldi stop), Line 2 (Garibaldi Le Château stop)
Bus Lines 8 (Defly-Klein stop), 12 and 15 (Promenade des Arts stop), 57 (Garibaldi stop), 87 (Pont Barla stop)
Schedules
From May 2 to October 31 : every day except Monday from 10am to 6pm
From November 1 to April 30 : every day except Monday from 11am to 6pm
The museum is closed every Monday, January 1, Easter Sunday, May 1, and December 25.
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Museum featuring system echoes, from the Mediterranean coastline to the hinterland relief. (Wolf, roe deer, wild boar, chamois, etc.) birds (raptors, waders, passerines...) reptiles and insects... Plants and mushrooms, as well as a large series of minerals, volcanic rocks, pudding, etc
60 bis, bd Risso
06300 Nice
Natural history museum
Access
Tramway: Garibaldi stop -
Buses: 15,33,38 - Stop: Garibaldi
Hours
From 10:00 am to 12:30 pm and from 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm.
Closing: Monday all day Exceptional closings: 01/01, Easter, 01/05, 25/12.
JULES CHERET MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
33 avenue des Baumettes
06000 Nice
Musée des Beaux-Arts or Palais des arts Jules Chéret
Access
Tram L2, Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen stop
Hours
Summer: 10am-6pm from 02/05 to 31/10
Winter: 11am-6pm from 01/11 to 30/04
Except on Mondays, January 1, Easter Sunday, May 1 and December 25.
PREHISORY MUSEUM
Beautiful collections of the lives of the early Niceans , who hunted elephants, rhinoceroses, deer, aurochs, and wild boars. Their tools, axes or bifaces, were mainly made from pebbles collected on the beach.
25, boulevard Carnot
06300 Nice
Terra Amata Prehistory Museum
Access
Tram line #2, Port Lympia stop
Buses #7, 15, 38, etc.
Schedules
Museum open every day except Tuesday
From 10am to 5pm from November 1 to April 30.
From 10am to 6pm from May 2 to October 31.
Closed on January 1 - Easter Sunday - May 1 - December 25.
NATIONAL SPORT MUSEUM
A museum that presents collections related to sports and athletes, since the 16th century
6 Allée Camille Muffat
Stade Allianz-Riviera
06200 Nice
National Museum of Sport
Access
By streetcar: Line 3 (Saint Isidore stop)
By bus: Line 11 and 59 - Saint Isidore stop
With train (Chemin de Fer de Provence line): Nice - Saint-Isidore train station stop
Schedules
On game nights, the museum closes one hour before the indicated times.
Every day, from 10am to 6pm, from April to September
Tuesday to Sunday, from 11am to 5pm, from October to March
Annual closures: December 25, January 1 and May 1.
NICE ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
The collections concern the metal ages, antiquity, and extend into the early Middle Ages. They concern the life of Cemenelum and the province of the Alpes Maritimes
Archaeological Museum
160, avenue des Arènes de Cimiez
06000 NICE
Access
Bus : Lines 5, 18 and 33 (Stop Arènes / Musée Matisse )
Schedules
Museum open every day except Tuesday
From 10am to 5pm from November 1 to April 30.
From 10am to 6pm from May 2 to October 31.
Closed on January 1 - Easter Sunday - May 1 - December 25.
Informations Côte d'Azur
Jean-Marc Foulquier