La Malmaison

Over het museum

The history of La Malmaison is linked to that of the Grand Hôtel de Cannes, whose foundation stone was laid in 1863. In 1868, a villa was built near the Cercle nautique and served as an annex to the hotel. In 1901, its owners replaced it with a larger building, comfortable and modern for its time, with four floors.

From 1902, the villa housed a private club for golfers. It bore the name Villa Dubosc until the 1930s, when it was renamed Malmaison. In 1946, the gardens and salons of the hotel and the villa served as the setting for the first edition of the Cannes Film Festival.

In 1969, the city bought the villa. From 1970 it hosted art exhibitions under the name Centre d’art La Malmaison, and the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs set up its team there every May. Since 2018, the entire building has been devoted to contemporary art.

In July 2023, the city launched a major modernization project. On January 31, 2025, an international contemporary art center opened in the building: exhibition space grew from 207 to 600 m². The center presents exhibitions of artists from the 20th and 21st centuries, with an average of around one hundred works from public or private collections.

Hoogtepunten

• Belle Époque villa on the Croisette, the last surviving witness of that era on this spot
• Exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, with important loans of works
• 600 m² of exhibition space since the 2025 opening
• Café Olympe on the rooftop terrace, with a view of the bay

Opgericht

1970

Beheerder

Ville de Cannes (Pôle d'Art Contemporain)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: The first Sunday of every month, from November through March inclusive

Also free for job seekers, leisure centers, holders of the ICOM card and teachers with their class (with proof). The website also mentions the Cannes Pass Culture, the Cannes Pass Expo and the Pass Côte d’Azur France.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The website shows an elevator for people with reduced mobility. Large luggage is not allowed in the exhibition rooms.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

Workshops for children during temporary exhibitions. Free for under-18s.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The art center is located on the Croisette in Cannes.

Service & horeca

• Café

Café Olympe on the rooftop terrace: light homemade food (breakfast, lunch, afternoon snacks, aperitifs). Open September to June, Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00; in July and August daily 10:00–19:00. Access to the roof is free through the main entrance.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten

La Malmaison is one of the prestigious venues that the City of Cannes rents out for events.

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