Musée de préhistoire régionale
History & Heritage

Musée de préhistoire régionale

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

European Heritage Days 2026

1 animation free on 19-20 September

C'est pas du toc,... c'est de l'antique !

Sat 10:00–12:30Sat 14:00–18:00Sun 10:00–12:30Sun 14:00–18:00

Free

Source: European Heritage Days programme / OpenAgenda · synced 28 August at 10:32

The Menton Museum of Regional Prehistory presents evidence of European prehistory, from its origins to the Iron Age. Founded in 1878 from the private natural history collection of Stanislas Bonfils, the museum gradually specialized in prehistory and has borne this name since 1988. The collections cover a wide area of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur and Liguria, highlighting major sites such as the Vallonnet cave in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, dated to 1.2 million years ago. Since 2008, the museum has also displayed underwater archaeology remains from the western Mediterranean. The exhibition was completely renovated in 2022 and illustrates the evolution of prehistoric ways of life as well as the climatic and landscape transformations of the regional territory.

Practical information

Opening hours

Today · 10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00

See the rest of the week
Monday
10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00
Thursday
10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00
Friday
10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00
Saturday
10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00

Hours may vary by season. See current hours →

Address

Rue Lorédan Larchey, 06500 Menton, France

Phone number

04 93 35 84 64

Official website

menton.fr

Getting there

Nearest station

About 15 min walk from station Menton.

Parking

On-site parking.

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

Galleries nearby: Flow - Art Gallery (12.6 km), Lagalery Fine Arts (12.6 km), Galerie Val (12.6 km).

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