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Museum / Gallery Sights in Cannes

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Visit website Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins

Mougins Museum of Classical Art

Diverse antiquities collection, including ancient arms, paintings and sculpture

Location
Mougins

In the heart of the old village of Mougins, discover how the beauty of the ancient world has influenced neoclassical, modern and contemporary art. 

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Visit website Chateau de la Napoule, Mandelieu-la-Napoule

Chateau de la Napoule

Beautifully restored French castle with art gallery & gardens

Built in the 14th century, this chateau has been restored and turned into an art exhibition space, visitor centre and venue for weddings and other functions.

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Visit website Parfumerie Molinard, Grasse

Parfumerie Molinard, Grasse

Guided tours & perfume workshops

Location
Grasse

Grasse is the world capital of perfumes. At this museum you can discover the ancient tradition of parfumerie and learn how to create your own, unique scent.

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Musee de la Photographie (Photography Museum) Musee de la Photographie (Photography Museum), Mougins

Musee de la Photographie (Photography Museum)

Free museum showing the history of photography in the area

Location
Mougins

Right in the centre of the old town of Mougins is an interesting photography museum. On display are various antique cameras plus old photography equipment, and a large collection of portraits of Pablo Picasso. 

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Visit website Musee Bonnard, Le Cannet

Musee Bonnard, Le Cannet

Museum dedicated to French artist Pierre Bonnard

Location
Mougins

Pierre Bonnard stayed in this beautiful Belle Epoque house in Le Cannet for over 20 years and painted many of his famous works here.

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Visit website Espace de l'Art Concret, Mouans-Sartoux

Espace de l'Art Concret, Mouans-Sartoux

Contemporary art gallery with varied exhibitions, workshops & events

Location
Mougins

To the south west of Valbonne you'll find a centre for contemporary art known as Espace de l'Art Concret.

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Visit website Provence Art & History Museum, Grasse

Provence Art & History Museum, Grasse

Bringing together collections devoted to the history & art of eastern Provence

Location
Grasse

With items from prehistoric times, and fine arts and decorative arts from as early as the 17th century, all the way up to the first half of the 20th century.

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Visit website Espace Mer et Littoral (Graillon Tower)

Espace Mer et Littoral (Graillon Tower), Cap d'Antibes

Maritime museum located in an old fort

Location
Antibes

This museum is located in the Graillon Tower on the tip of the Cap d'Antibes. It boasts panoramic views from its large terrace.

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Visit website Musee Nationale de Fernand Leger, near Biot

Musee Nationale de Fernand Leger, near Biot

Museum dedicated to the life and work of Fernand Léger

Location
Biot

A few months before his death in 1955, artist Fernand Léger acquired a farmhouse at the foot of the village of Biot. It was here that his widow Nadia Leger, decided to create a museum to honour him and showcase his life's work.

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Visit website Musee Picasso

Musee Picasso (Chateau Grimaldi)

National museum in honour of Picasso in a beautiful medieval castle

The Picasso museum is housed in the Chateau Grimaldi in the centre of the town of Vallauris. The chateau was built over a Roman fort in the 16th century.

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Visit website Parfumerie Fragonard, Grasse

Parfumerie Fragonard, Grasse

Perfume museum in one of the oldest parfumerie's in Grasse

Location
Grasse

This historic perfume factory is in the heart of the Old Town and is one of the oldest in Grasse, constructed in 1782.

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Archaeology Museum, Fréjus

Displaying Fréjus’s archaeological heritage, mainly from the Roman period

Location
Frejus

Situated right next to the cloisters of the Cathedral in Fréjus, the museum houses some great examples of Roman artefacts from the ongoing excavations in the city.

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Visit website Musee de la Mer, Ile Sainte-Marguerite

Musee de la Mer, Ile Sainte-Marguerite

A museum of underwater archeology and land plus Iron Mask prison cell

Location
Cannes

Situated within the Royal Fort on Ile Sainte-Marguerite in the Bay of Cannes, this museum is a place not only of learning but also of rich history.

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Bellini Chapel

Private chapel forming part of Villa Fiorentina, now a museum & gallery

Location
Cannes

Villa Fiorentina dates back to the 19th century and was one of the first luxury villas that paved the way for aristocrats to build their holiday homes in Cannes.

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Visit website La Malmaison

La Malmaison

Art exhibition space in the last remaining part of the old Grand Hotel

Location
Cannes

La Malmaison used to be a part of the original 19th century 'grand dame' hotel - the Grand Hotel - which was demolished and then rebuilt in 1963.

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Visit website Le Moulin de Forville (musee Victor Tuby)

Le Moulin de Forville (Musee Victor Tuby)

Provencal mill dating back to 14th century, now a museum

Location
Cannes

Forville Mill dates back to the 14th century. Some of the original presses are still on display, as well as traditional Provencal objects.

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Visit website Fort Royal Museum, Ile Sainte-Marguerite

Fort Royal Museum, Ile Sainte-Marguerite

The infamous prison that housed the Man in the Iron Mask

Location
Cannes

In 1617, the Duke of Guise gave Jean de Bellon the task of building a fort intended to block sea access to Cannes. Constructed between 1624 and 1627 on the site of remains that dated back to Roman antiquity, at the time it was nothing more than a simple fortified house.

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Castre Museum Castre Museum, Cannes

Castre Museum

Museum within a medieval castle, situated in the heart of Cannes Old Town, Le Suquet

Location
Cannes

The Castre Museum is located on the Suquet hill, dominating the city of Cannes. From the top of the medieval tower the views across the bay and the Lerins islands are fantastic and not to be missed.

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