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Matisse Museum
One of the world's largest collections of Matisse's work, in a red 17th-century villa among olive trees in Cimiez.
- Open
- Wednesday to Monday
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- 164 Avenue des Arènes de Cimiez, 06000 NiceDirections
- Getting There
- About 20 minutes by bus from the center of Nice.
Why Go
Matisse spent most of his last decades in Nice, and the museum traces his art from early paintings to the cut-paper works of his last years. He is buried in the cemetery of the nearby monastery, and Roman ruins lie in the park.
Nearby in The French Riviera
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