Musée Matisse

The Musée Matisse in Nice is a municipal museum devoted to the work of French painter Henri Matisse. It includes one of the world's greatest collections of his works, charting his artistic origins and his growth to his last works. The Palace des Arènes, a seventeenth-century villa in the Cimiez area, houses the museum, which opened in 1963.

Henri Matisse is a well-known French painter, and this museum provides an opportunity to learn more about him and his work. Matisse lived in the 17th-century villa where the collection is kept from 1917 until his death in 1954, and it provides an intimate view into his life. Many of his early paintings, as well as his later drawings, as well as countless engravings and sculptures, are on display at the museum, providing a historical perspective on how the artist's work evolved through time. The Musée Matisse is located in Cimiez, a green residential neighborhood that was formerly home to a Roman encampment known as Cemenelum. It's also near Matisse's grave in the majestic Cimiez Monastery.

Location: 164 Avenue des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 06000

Website: musee-matisse-nice.org/en