Nice is a cultural and artistic destination in its own right. When you come on holiday to the Côte d’Azur city, you’re sure to enjoy an ideal setting, with its Promenade des Anglais, palm trees and sunshine. But that’s not all. Here are 4 exhibitions not to be missed this summer.

Visit the Musée de la Photographie Charles Nègre to admire the exhibition “Pourquoi m’as-tu abandonnée” until 29 September 2024. For the first time in Nice, the museum is presenting an exhibition devoted to Bettina Rheims, the internationally renowned portrait and fashion photographer. In all, no fewer than 29 photographs taken between 1994 and 2013 in France and the United States will be on show.

Next up is the Musée des Beaux-Arts Jules Chéret. Until 29 September 2024, the museum is hosting an exhibition entitled “Berthe Morisot à Nice. Escales impressionnistes”. Designed as part of the Musée d’Orsay’s “150 Years of Impressionism” initiative, in partnership with Genoa’s Palazzo Ducale, the exhibition looks at the painter’s two stays on the Riviera during the winters of 1881-1882 and 1888-1889.

At the Musée Massena, the spotlight is on drawing, with an exhibition devoted to the cartoonist Cabu. Until 22 September 2024, the museum is offering visitors the chance to (re)discover the late Cabu’s drawings on sport, across all disciplines. The “Cabu, Vive le sport!” exhibition is organised around 6 distinct themes: drawing sport, the Olympic Games, football, the Tour de France, supporters and champions of all categories. A retrospective of over 300 satirical drawings about sport.

Finally, you won’t want to miss the “Mirómatisse, beyond images” exhibition at the Musée Matisse until 29 September 2024. The Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona and the museum in Nice have joined forces to present an exhibition devoted to the relationship between the works of Henri Matisse and Joan Miró. Starting from a biographical base, the exhibition looks back at the decisive moments when the two artists’ views of each other’s work were particularly productive. Not to be missed!

Located on the Promenade des Anglais, the West End hotel is the perfect base for a cultural and artistic getaway in Nice. As a good idea, don’t hesitate to get the French Riviera Pass to visit the city’s most important tourist sites at a competitive rate, including these four museums!