Museum · Cimiez

Musée Matisse

A red Genoese villa in the Cimiez olive grove, with the Matisse Lab where children cut and paste colour the way he did in his last years.

What	Museum
Ages	Family workshops from age 4; art classes 6–11; sketching tours 12–16 (booking required).
Where	Cimiez
Address	164 avenue des Arènes de Cimiez, 06000 Nice
Season and hours	1 November–31 March: 10:00–17:00; 1 April–31 October: 10:00–18:00. Closed Tuesdays, 1 January, 1 May and 25 December; ticket office closes 30 minutes earlier.

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Checked on explorenicecotedazur.com, October 2026. Check seasons and hours with the place before you go.