Museums in the Alpes Maritimes

06410 Biot

The Local History Museum of Biot, located in the Alpes-Maritimes, presents archaeological and artisanal collections, including medieval and modern jars, in the heart of an old chapel of white penitents.

Musée du dessin et de l'image
06600 Antibes

The Peynet Museum and cartoon is a space dedicated to graphic art located in Antibes, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. He celebrates Raymond Peynet's work and visual humour.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
06800 Cagnes-sur-Mer

The Château-Musée Grimaldi de Cagnes-sur-Mer, a former 14th century castle transformed into a seigneurial residence, dominates the French Riviera in the Alpes-Maritimes. Ranked a historic monument, it now houses a museum of modern art and ethnography.

Musée d'histoire naturelle et de Paléontologie
06000 Nice

The Nice Museum of Natural History, founded in 1846, is the oldest municipal museum in the city. Located in Risso Boulevard, it houses more than one million Mediterranean and tropical specimens in a preserved historical setting.

Musée de la Préhistoire
06500 Castellar

The Menton Regional Prehistory Museum, located in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, is an archaeological and ethnographic museum housed in a neo-classical building, heir to 19th-century collections.

Écomusée
06540 Breil-sur-Roya

The Écomusée du haut- pays et des transports, installed in the former Breil-sur-Roya locomotive depot (Alpes-Maritimes), exhibits historic trains, trams and road vehicles, including iconic pieces such as the Train des Merveilles.

Musée des Artistes peintres célèbres
06130 Grasse

The Villa Musée Fragonard, built in Grasse in the 17th and 18th centuries, is a Provençal bastide housing works by painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard and his family in a classified historical setting.

Musée d'Art naïf
06200 Nice

The National Sport Museum in Nice, located in the Allianz Riviera Stadium since 2014, traces the history of sports disciplines through 45,000 objects and archives, from the 16th to the 20th century.