What can you see inside Matisse Museum?
The Musée Matisse celebrates Henri Matisse's deep connection to Nice, where he lived and worked for 37 years until his death in 1954. Housed in a beautiful 17th-century Genoese villa in the Cimiez neighborhood, the museum holds 68 paintings, 236 drawings, 218 engravings, 57 sculptures, and 14 illustrated books spanning his entire career. From early academic works to the revolutionary paper cut-outs of his final years, the collection illuminates how the Mediterranean light transformed Matisse's art. The museum stands in the olive grove gardens of Cimiez, near Roman ruins and the artist's former apartments.