Musée de Préhistoire Régionale

Menton's town museum, open since 1909: the ground floor tells how prehistoric people of the region coped with climate change, and a permanent room shows treasures raised from Mediterranean shipwrecks – free for anyone under 18.

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Checked on menton-riviera-merveilles.fr, October 2026. Check seasons and hours with the place before you go.

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