Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain

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  • Address
    av St-Jean Baptiste, Vieux Nice, 06300
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    04 93 62 61 62
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  • Transport
    bus: 3, 5, 6, 16, 17, 25 to Promenade des Arts

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Lonely Planet review

European and American avant-garde works from the 1950s to the present are the focus of Nice's don't-miss Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain. Highlights among the permanent 2nd- and 3rd-floor exhibits include items wrapped by Christo; a red model-T Ford crunched into a 1.6m-tall block by Marseillais sculptor César; and the mundane objects (rubbish, letters, children's toys) encased in Perspex containers by Nice-born Arman.

The marbled towers' glass walkways lead to highlights like Niki de St-Phalle's papier-mâché sculptures and a shopping trolley wrapped by Christo. An awesome panorama of Vieux Nice unfolds from the rooftop garden/gallery, which features works by Nice-born Yves Klein (1928-62).