Musée archéologique de Cimiez

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History & Heritage

Musée archéologique de Cimiez

Nice · Alpes-Maritimes · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

An archaeological site museum established on the territory of the former Roman city of Cemenelum, the Museum of Archaeology of Nice Cimiez presents the remains of this ancient city, capital of the Alpes Maritimae province. Its collections, made up of objects discovered during excavations from 1950 to 1969, cover the Metal Ages, Antiquity and the early Middle Ages and illustrate the daily life, social organization and spirituality of ancient populations. The site preserves three complete thermal complexes, an amphitheater, dwellings, shops and the remains of a paleochristian complex comprising a church and a baptistry. The collections also include objects from shipwrecks, Greek, Etruscan and Italic ceramics from private collections bequeathed to the city, as well as a deposit of the Campana collection. Inaugurated in 1989, the museum succeeded the first site museum created in 1960 and constitutes an archaeological testimony to the Roman presence in the Nice region.

Practical information

Opening hours

Today · 10:00–18:00

See the rest of the week
Monday
10:00–18:00
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
10:00–18:00
Thursday
10:00–18:00
Friday
10:00–18:00
Saturday
10:00–18:00

Hours may vary by season. See current hours →

Address

160 Av. des Arènes de Cimiez, 06000 Nice, France

Phone number

04 93 81 59 57

Official website

nice.fr

Getting there

Nearest station

About 15 min walk from tram Hôpital Pasteur.

Parking

On-site parking.

Distances and times calculated from © OpenStreetMap contributors data · calculated on 2 September 2026

Galleries nearby: La Station (759 m), Galerie Lucian & Victor (1.1 km), La Petite Galerie De Nice (1.3 km).

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