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brilliant blues and reds celebrate nature, as do his spiritual and folk themes. Notice the focus
on couples. To Chagall, humans loving each other mirrored God's love of creation.
Although Chagall would suggest that you explore his works without help, the free audi-
oguide gives you detailed explanations of his works and covers temporary exhibits. The free
Plan du Musée
helps you locate the rooms, though you can do without, as the museum is
pretty simple.
Cost and Hours:
€7.50, €1-2 more with (frequent) special exhibits, free first Sun of the
month (but crowded), open Wed-Mon 10:00-17:00, May-Oct until 18:00, closed Tue year-
round, Avenue Docteur Ménard, tel. 04 93 53 87 20,
www.musee-chagall.fr
.
Getting to the Chagall Museum:
You can reach the museum, located on Avenue
Docteur Ménard, by bus or on foot.
Buses#15and#22
servetheChagallMuseumfromtheMassénaGuitrystop,nearPlace
Masséna (5/hour Mon-Sat, 3/hour Sun, €1, immediately behind Galeries Lafayette depart-
bus shelter) is on Boulevard de Cimiez (walk uphill from the stop to find the museum).
To
walk
from central Nice to the Chagall Museum (30 minutes), go to the train-station
end of Avenue Jean Médecin and turn right onto Boulevard Raimbaldi. Walk four long
blocks along the elevated road, then turn left onto Avenue Raymond Comboul, and follow
Musée Chagall
signs.
Cuisine Art and WCs:
An idyllic café (€10 salads and
plats
) awaits in the corner of the
garden. A spick-and-span WC is next to the ticket desk (there's one inside, too).
Leaving the Museum:
To take
buses
#15 or #22 back to downtown Nice, turn right out
ofthemuseum,thenmakeanotherrightdownBoulevarddeCimiez,andcatchthebushead-
ingdownhill.TocontinueontotheMatisseMuseum,catchbuses#15or#22usingtheuphill
stop located across the street.
Taxis
usually wait in front of the museum. It's about €12 for a
ride to the city center.
To
walk
to the train station area from the museum (20 minutes), turn left out of the mu-
seum grounds on Avenue Docteur Ménard, and follow the street to the left at the first inter-
section, continuing to hug the museum grounds. Where the street curves right (by #32), take
the ramps and staircases down on your left, turn left at the bottom, cross under the freeway
and the train tracks, then turn right on Boulevard Raimbaldi to reach the station.
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Matisse Museum (Musée Matisse)
This small museum contains a sampling of works from the various periods of Henri Ma-
tisse's long artistic career. The museum offers a painless introduction to the artist's many
styles and materials, both shaped by Mediterranean light and by fellow Côte d'Azur artists
Pablo Picasso and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The collection is scattered throughout several
