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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.
164, avenue des Arènes de Cimiez06000 NiceTel: (+33) (0)4 93 81 08 08 (public)See our page Musée Matisse
AccessBUS Lines 5, 18, 16, 40, 33Stop : Arènes / Musée Matisse
SchedulesMuseum open every day except Tuesday:10am to 5pm from November 1 to April 3010am to 6pm from May 2 to October 31Closed January 1, Easter Sunday, May 1 and December 25.
Avenue du Docteur Ménard06000 NiceSee our page Chagall Museum
AccessBy bus: bus #5 or Nice Le Grand Tour bus, Stop "Musée Chagall"By streetcar: Stop Gare Thiers, then 15 minutes walk to the museum
SchedulesOpen every day except Tuesdays, January 1, May 1 and December 25.From May 1 to October 31: from 10am to 6pmFrom November 1 to April 30: from 10am to 12pm and from 2pm to 5pm.
15, rue Droite06000 NiceSee our page Musée Lascaris
Very interesting exhibitions of photographs by photographic artists or also thematic.1, Place Pierre Gautier06300 NiceCharles Nègre Museum of Photography
AccessTramway line 1 - "Opera Vieille Ville"
SchedulesOpen every day except Monday (closed on December 25, January 1, Easter Sunday and May 1)The museum : from 10am to 6pmThe gallery : from 10am to 12:30pm and from 1:30pm to 6pm.
See our page on the Musée Massena in Nice.
Collections incorporating the works of Niki de Saint Phalle Yves Klein, Pop Art, etc. And exhibitions of contemporary artistsplace Yves Klein06364 Nice cedex 4Mamac
AccessTramway 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)
SchedulesFrom May 2 to October 31 : every day except Monday from 10am to 6pmFrom November 1 to April 30 : every day except Monday from 11am to 6pmThe museum is closed every Monday, January 1, Easter Sunday, May 1, and December 25.
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, etc60 bis, bd Risso06300 NiceNatural history museum
AccessTramway: Garibaldi stop -Buses: 15,33,38 - Stop: Garibaldi
HoursFrom 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.
33 avenue des Baumettes06000 NiceMusée des Beaux-Arts or Palais des arts Jules Chéret
AccessTram L2, Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen stop
HoursSummer: 10am-6pm from 02/05 to 31/10Winter: 11am-6pm from 01/11 to 30/04Except on Mondays, January 1, Easter Sunday, May 1 and December 25.
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 Carnot06300 NiceTerra Amata Prehistory Museum
AccessTram line #2, Port Lympia stopBuses #7, 15, 38, etc.
SchedulesMuseum open every day except TuesdayFrom 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.
A museum that presents collections related to sports and athletes, since the 16th century6 Allée Camille MuffatStade Allianz-Riviera06200 NiceNational Museum of Sport
AccessBy streetcar: Line 3 (Saint Isidore stop)By bus: Line 11 and 59 - Saint Isidore stopWith train (Chemin de Fer de Provence line): Nice - Saint-Isidore train station stop
SchedulesOn game nights, the museum closes one hour before the indicated times.Every day, from 10am to 6pm, from April to SeptemberTuesday to Sunday, from 11am to 5pm, from October to MarchAnnual closures: December 25, January 1 and May 1.
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 Museum160, avenue des Arènes de Cimiez06000 NICE
AccessBus : Lines 5, 18 and 33 (Stop Arènes / Musée Matisse )