Nice Chagall Museum

Chagall and French Riviera

Born in Russia, Marc Chagall (1887-1985) spent much of his long life in Paris and on the French Riviera. He became a french celebrity.

Chagall spent WW II in the USA. In 1950, back from the USA, Chagall settled in Vence, a lovely village near Nice. He lived there the rest of his life.

Nice Chagall Museum

In 1966, Marc Chagall gave his wonderful Biblical Message to France. These colorful paintings are a poetic interpretation of the Bible Old Testament.

The Chagall Museum of the Biblical Message opened in Nice in 1972 in the presence of Marc Chagall himself. Since then, it may be considered as the best Chagall Museum in the world.

Visit Nice Chagall Museum

Musee National Marc Chagall
Avenue du Docteur Menard
06000 Nice
Tel: +33 (0)4 93 53 87 39
Web site

Open everyday except Tuesdays. Closed January 1st, May 1st, December 25th. November to April: 10 to 5pm. May to October: 10am to 6pm.

To complement your visit to Nice Chagall Museum, see Chagall paintings of Paris Centre Pompidou.

Stay in Nice

Nice is the main city of the French Riviera. See Promenade des Anglais and its beaches, Chagall Museum, Matisse Museum, Musee des Beaux Arts, the old town and the flower market.

You can visit Nice in open top-decker buses (12 stops).

Close to Nice, go to Cannes, Antibes, Monaco and Menton. Nice is a great destination for a week-end or a week. Fly Air France or Easyjet to Nice Airport.