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Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain de Nice

Museum of 20th and 21st-century art in Nice, known for Nouveau Réalisme, Yves Klein and Niki de Saint Phalle; closed for renovation since 2024.

Midlertidigt lukket

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Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain de NiceMidlertidigt lukket

Hjemmeside

Midlertidigt lukket (forventet til 2028). The museum has been closed for renovation since 7 January 2024, in connection with the second phase of the Promenade du Paillon. An off-site programme offers exhibitions and events in other venues.

Om museet

The idea of a museum of modern art in Nice goes back to the late 1940s. It was revived in the mid-1970s with the opening of the contemporary art gallery and the contemporary programme of the Galerie des Ponchettes. The 1985 exhibition “Autour de Nice”, which brought together Nouveau Réalisme, the École de Nice and Supports/Surfaces, strengthened the museum project.

A five-year agreement between the city and the state funded an acquisitions programme, and then the architectural project, entrusted to Yves Bayard and Henri Vidal. The museum opened on 21 June 1990. The building follows classical principles, with a square plan and arcades. It rises on four towers linked by glass walkways, above the covered Paillon on the Promenade des Arts. A rooftop terrace houses Yves Klein's Mur de Feu.

The collections cover American and European art from the 1960s to the present, with holdings devoted to Nouveau Réalisme, Pop Art and the École de Nice. In 2001 Niki de Saint Phalle made a donation that constitutes one of the most important bodies of her work in Europe.

The museum closed on 7 January 2024 for works linked to the second phase of the Promenade du Paillon. Pending its reopening, which the tourist office has announced for 2028, an off-site programme presents works in other venues in Nice.