Musée Picasso is an art museum devoted to the works of Pablo Picasso. It is located in Antibes in…read morethe beautiful Chateau Grimaldi, which has a great seaside location. Not just housing Picasso's works, it also was his home for six months in 1946. I liked my experience at this museum, though I would attribute it more to its idyllic location than the art content. I did like many of the Picasso sculptures housed here, but found the overall collection on the slight side if you are looking to see a large number of Picasso pieces here. This was evident as the museum supplemented the space with pieces from other artists. I do think it is worth a visit if you are doing a day trip to Antibes. There is a public market (Marche Provencal) nearby that would make for a good place to visit before or after the museum.

We enjoyed our visit and took tons of pics! I hadn't had a chance to post but we went a few months…read moreago and we l/we had a wonderful time visiting the Musee Picasso and also love Antibes! Some of the artwork was a little " interesting" the woman pieces especially.... We would probably visit again if we came back since we love the area and the art. Enjoy!

We loved visiting Musee Renoir and enjoyed our time here on our trip. Will try to add some pics…read morelater but will try to come again to enjoy the beautiful paintings.

Seeing the final home of Renoir and imagining him taking inspiration from these surroundings to…read morecontinue painting was inspiring in itself We learned that Mrs Renoir purchased the property after learning someone was trying to take it to cut down all the old growth olive trees to make napkin rings. Being so appalled she bought the grounds and the rest is history. Those same trees still stand today and they are magnificent There were also lots of orange trees, a lovely garden, original Renoir paintings within the house, family photos, and a nice film featuring Jean Renoir talking about growing up on the estate, and a few with Renoir himself painting in his wheelchair and surrounded by friends. Doing what you love for your whole life is definitely something to which we should all aspire Be sure to stop by!

Just amazing if you like this painter. While the most…read moreimportant work of this artist are shown elsewhere, there is a lot to discover here. The tour of this museum will help better understand the genesis of his paintings and his life in general. The displays are not extravagant and the whole museum tour can be done in 2 hours . Again if you are in Nice, and would like to do something more cultural than lie down on the beach, this is a good destination.

Picturesque museum in the heart of Nice that is Obviously dedicated to the works of Matisse. I was…read moresurprised to see the museum carried extensive collection of paper fragments that he cut in his later modernist years. The museum even had interesting items like handwritten payroll stubs for Matisse's assistant who may have also been his paramour.

We didn't know what to expect, but thoroughly enjoyed our experience and time here! Easy to walk to…read morefrom the Nice city center. We arrived in the afternoon and apparently that day admission fees were waived due to a few temporary exhibit closures. Free admission! : ) Three rooms were blocked off.. I would have loved to see Chagall's timeline, but nevertheless, what we did see was amazing!!! The museum was not large and overwhelming. His work was beautifully displayed. A lot of interesting biblical pieces, glass stained pieces, and a few circus gypsy references. Plenty of comfy benches to sit and resonate. Drawings were displayed as well. A small souvenir bookshop was located next to the museum where I bought a few art postcards and a Chagall museum book. Talented artist and so worth the visit! Must see for sure

You either love the artist Marc Chagall or you don't. I've rarely seen any middle of the road…read morereview of his work. When I told my French cousin we were visiting this museum he looked aghast. Not a fan. Me, on the other hand, I find joy, inspiration and melancholy in Chagall's work. His stained glass inspires. His canvases touch on culture, religion and history, and also weave in colorful influences of a later life spent in the South of France. Tucked in an affluent hillside in Nice, the museum can be booked ahead or tickets purchased in person. They have many large-scale oil paintings, along with stained glass, mosaics, watercolors and pen and ink drawings. Recommended. The museum has an outdoor cafe, for those who want a quick pick me up after the museum, and to linger.

Stunning physical space - smaller collection inside but the Miro Labyrinth outside is divine!…read moreSmall chapel also on site .. high in the hills outside of Nice . Easy free parking - highly recommend

There are so many hidden little gems in this village. All the little studios are worth popping in…read more Great art, excellent restaurants and interesting people. A must-see experience. Watching the old guys play bocce ball was a highlight.

From the owner: Les célèbres amoureux de Valence Nés en 1943, le très célèbre petit couple d'amoureux du…read moredessinateur Raymond Peynet a fait escale à Antibes. Poupées, gouaches, décors et costumes, quelques 300 oeuvres ayant appartenu à l'artiste un temps résident antibois sont ici exposées. Humour et poésie.

From the owner: Léger de Biot Ce musée, d'architecture sobre et originale - monumentale mosaïque-céramique en…read morefaçade - a été offert à l'Etat en 1969 par Nadia Léger et Georges Bauquier. Sa collection est présentée chronologiquement de 1905 à 1955. Quatre grands pans de visite : une partie essentiellement biographique, l'évolution du peintre au travers d'oeuvres significatives, des aspects plus méconnus du travail de l'artiste - tapisserie, verrerie, céramique -, enfin, une exposition temporaire (selon programmation). Sans oublier les sculptures du jardin.

This museum taught me that perhaps modern art isn't exactly my muse. It's a good museum, but I've…read morebeen to better. I can't say I was particularly inspired by a lot of the art. Best room is with the artist who's fascinated with the vibrant blue and women using their bodies to paint on canvases. Everything is translated into multiple languages. Overall it deals with modern Italian art from the 1960-70s. Lots of films in Italian.

Maybe I don't appreciate modern art or I'm not cultured enough, but this was one of my least…read morefavorite museums I've been to. I've been to the Tate Modern, San Francisco MoMa, and Bilbao Guggenheim, and I found the art in this place just too bizarre for my taste. There were 3 floors of exhibits and it was enough for me - the first floor was a temporary exhibit and was so strange. There was a giant " 1-bedroom " apartment exhibit that looked like someone was moving in or out of their apartment and didn't unpack with water bottles and other trash on top of water bottles. There were blankets in dry cleaning bags, and other ordinary pieces you'd find just hung or laying on the floor. The other exhibits were slightly less weird, but there were just a lot of canvases or fabrics painted or dyed in all one color. The Yves Klein stuff all in blue was interesting and very colorful. But other things like a rope died different colors, a pile of rocks, and other things that I could have made myself was not impressive. Maybe if there was an audio guide that explained things better, it would be have been more interesting but I spent an hour in there and had enough. I've never heard more snickering in a museum in my life. The entrance fee is 10€ but free for students, but I would have just preferred to get a coffee something instead. No offense to those who like really modern art, but this was just not for me. Plan to spend 1-1.5 hours here, it's not super big. It was raining and cold in Nice when we went, so we didn't feel like we wasted a good day outside, but this would not be my first choice of things to do in Nice.

The museum is quite small, but well laid out and maintained. Like another review mentioned, the…read moreticket price (€6.50 as of January 2024) is well worth it to climb atop the tower for an amazing 360 panoramic view of Cannes, the city, port, ocean and Alps in the North. Since Cannes is much more devoid of tourists during off-peak season, and also not particularly known for its museums, it was lovely to enjoy the tower and most of the museum by myself on a brisk sunny weekday morning. Most of the exhibits center around ethnographic findings from French explorers in the 19th century, including articles and artifacts from Oceania, Africa, and the Mediterranean. Currently another exhibition towards the back few rooms showcases paintings following Nice through its development from fishing town to bustling port city. Note the tower requires climbing up a rather steep set of stairs to a small (maybe 8x8 foot area) on top which aside from the wall of the tower doesn't have any other railing or enclosure. So not recommended for little children unless they're strapped to you. Aside from stairs there's no other access so a) if you have a mobile disability it will not be accessible, b) the staircase is quite narrow inside and because the steps are wooden planks, you can see between each step, which may make it challenging for those with a fear of heights. Separately since part of the stairs run outside the tower, and the top of the tower is not covered, if there is inclement weather access to the top may be restricted.

Our first stop in Cannes was to hike up the hill to Musee de la Castre, or Castre Museum. The…read moremuseum is located in the ruins of an old medieval castle that belong to the monks of Lérins. It now hosts collections belong to the city of Cannes with primitive arts from the Himalayas, Tibet, the Artic, pre-Columbian America, Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean. The museum has a medieval tower that offers a 360 degree view - if you want to climb 109 steps! In my humble opinion, it really is worth it, even for those of us who don't like heights! I think we paid about 12€ each to go into the museum, which I think, for the view alone, was worth it. The museum is pretty small, so I wouldn't allocate more than an hour to it - unless you're a really, really big history buff and can understand French. All the info was in French, so it made it a bit hard for us to really enjoy it as much as I would've another museum. Still, it was nice to walk around and take a look at the historical artifacts that they had on display.

While the museum scene is thriving around Nice, and there are some respectable pieces on display…read morehere, this particular museum is direly in need of maintenance! When I visited in January 2024 water was dripping from the ceiling. To catch the rainwater, about a dozen buckets were placed around the first floor greenhoused area (looked like a workshop presentation area with chairs and long tables). The ceilings of multiple rooms on the ground floor were peeling large sections of paint. It made me wonder if these conditions were ideal for the various art mediums on display. I hope they can make some repairs soon! The museum itself isn't very big, walking in there's a main staircase directly to the right after the ticket counter. This leads to the second floor landing with one of the iterations of Rodin's "The Kiss" placed prominently on display. There are a handful of rooms on the second floor and the same on the first, ranging from small to large scale paintings and some sculpture. Easy to go thru in about an hour. Bathrooms are available. Tickets are €10 though you can purchase a museum pass for €15 which grants access to 10 municipal museums in Nice over 4 days. (Local Nice residents can pick up this pass for free with ID and proof of residency.) Guided tour in English is available at 3pm on Saturdays by reservation only for a €6.20 surcharge on top of ticket price.

Worth a visit if you are in Nice; it's not too crowded during the week, and the art and…read morearchitecture is beautiful. Just be prepared for a lack of air conditioning (something which is unfortunately very common across Europe right now, likely due to the cost of electricity)