Nice · Alpes-Maritimes
Matisse Museum
French name: musée Matisse
Free under 18Free for locals only
Free admission
- Free for locals onlyFree every day (local residents only)With the free Pass Musées de Nice, for Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur residents aged 18+; non-residents pay.
- Free under 18Free every day for visitors under 18Under-18s are free at every municipal museum, with no residency condition; students too.
Address
164 avenue des Arènes de Cimiez, 06000 Nice
Housed in the Villa des Arènes, a Genoese-inspired mansion built from 1670 to 1685 on the Cimiez hill, the museum opened in 1963. It traces the entire career of Henri Matisse, who lived in Nice from 1917 to 1954, through paintings, cut-outs, drawings, sculptures and illustrated books.