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 | |  |  | Other Museums: "Tête au Carré", by Sacha Sosno, Central Library | Tip Rating:   |  |  | |  |
The surreal Tete au Carre, created by sculptor and artist Sacha Sosno, resident of NIce and New York, for the Central Library of Nice. It stands 26 metres high , and inside there are what is found in most libraries - lots of books. At night you can see faintly through the canvas shroud to the three floors of library inside the "head". Cool metaphor. Behind it stands MAMAC - the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Nice, which traces the history of the European and American avant-garde from the sixties to the present day, whose collection includes New Realists and Pop Art creators, and follows the close association between France and America found more in modern art than in modern politics. Works to be seen from Klein, Christo, Tinguely, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and many others. Ideal for that very occasional rainy day Admission to MAMAC : 3.80 euros - free like all museums on the first and third Sundays of the month Leave a Comment Address: Promenade des Arts
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| | | | Other Museums: Ug and Og go clubbing | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Prehistoric remains dating back 160,000 years were found in the Grotte de Lazaret at the foot of Nice's Mont Alban. The Musee de Paleontologie Humaine de Terra Amata, near the Port, displays the detritus of prehistoric life - jaw-bones, chopping tools, footprints, fosillised excrement, and, of course, discarded pizza delivery boxes. Free entry first and third Sundays (usually 4 euro), this worthy little museum holds a much bigger idea than its immediate contents suggest. No big budget theatrical special effects of dinosaurs with floor-shaking surround sound. Instead, rows of glass cases, filled with neatly labelled arrow heads and skull fragments, and little paper machie models of cavemen weilding spears and clubs. A gigantic understated story - our real history. Fragments of the origins of man. Reach back and touch life hundreds of thousands of years ago. Our ape-like ancestor homo erectus traces his lineage back two million years - the dawn of life itself. Yo! Relocation Relocation! These were the very first members of the human race to decide on a home in the South of France. I can relate to that. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Other Museums: Musee d'Art Moderne at d'Art Contemporain | Tip Rating: | | | | |
MAMAC is a wonderful modern art museum, just a block from Place Garibaldi. They have recently benefitted from a donation of over two hundred works directly from the artist Niki de Saint-Phalle. Her collection includes sculptures, paintings, and lots of photographs and letters of her time with Yves Tanguy. Her playful work has found a perfect setting on the French Riviera. The permanent collection contains some of the most influential artists of the second half of the twentieth century, including Yves Klein, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, and local favorite Ben. The building itself is worth a visit. Small enough to take in everything in an hour or two, and walk up to the roof terrace for a spectacular view of the city. There are ramps and walkways, leading you around the rooftop, with a garden on one side. Address: Avenue St.-SebastienPhone: 93 626162Directions: Open Wednesday-Monday. Free first and third Sundays of the month.Website: http://www.mamac-nice.org
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| | | | Other Museums: Art, fun and great views! | Tip Rating:  | | | | |
Take time to visit the Museum of Modern Art in Nice. The building itself is interesting. Some of the exhibits are interactive and those are always fun, especially if you have children with you. There are gardens outside with sculptures that were displayed in the Tuileries Gardens in Paris in autumn 2003. There are other sculptures and the administrative building/biblioteque is a combination building and sculpture. It's a giant neck and chin topped by a square concrete block. Was someone trying to call administrators blockheads?! Hope not. Not to be missed is the rooftop garden. You are absolutely on top of Nice and the views are magnificent. There are little bridges from one section to another and all offer grand vistas. We were there on a very windy October day and it's a challenge in a high wind . . . but lots of fun. Leave a Comment Address: Promenade des Arts 06300 NicePhone: + 33 (0)4 93 62 61 62Directions: Bus 3, 5, 6, 16, 17 : bus stop Promenade des Arts Bus 7, 9, 10 : bus stop Defly, Garibaldi Bus 1, 2 : bus stop Promenade des Arts, Garibaldi Parking places Promenade des Arts and MarshallWebsite: http://www.mamac-nice.org/ Other Contact: mamac@ville-nice.fr
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