Museums in the Alpes Maritimes

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
06130 Grasse

The Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Provence in Grasse, housed in an 18th century mansion, traces the history of Eastern Provence through various collections, from Prehistory to the 20th century.

Musée d'Archéologie gallo-romaine
06600 Antibes

The Musée d'Archeologie d'Antibes, located in the Alpes-Maritimes, traces Antipolis' ancient history through collections from underground and underwater excavations, exhibited in a Vauban bastion of the 17th century.

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 des Artistes peintres célèbres
06110 Le Cannet

The Bonnard du Cannet museum, unique in the world dedicated to Pierre Bonnard, is a 20th century monographic museum located in Le Cannet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. He celebrates the painter's work, inspired by Mediterranean landscapes.

06200 Nice

The Departmental Museum of Asian Arts in Nice, located in the Alpes-Maritimes, is a cultural space dedicated to Asian decorative arts, ethnology and photography, housed in a building designed by Kenzo Tange.

Musée des Artistes peintres célèbres
06000 Nice

The Marc-Chagall Museum in Nice, inaugurated in 1973, is a national museum dedicated to the biblical and religious works of the painter. Located in the Alpes-Maritimes, it houses a unique collection of paintings, sketches and stained glass offered by the artist to the French state.

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'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.