Musee National Marc Chagall

The Musee National Marc Chagall stands on avenue du Docteur Menard in the Cimiez foothills, roughly twenty minutes’ walk uphill from the seafront. Built to the artist’s own brief and opened in 1973, it houses the seventeen large canvases of his Message Biblique cycle, drawn from Genesis, Exodus and the Song of Songs, the largest single group of his works held anywhere. Alongside them are drawings, prints, sculpture, ceramics and a mosaic set beside a reflecting pool in the garden, plus a concert hall with stained glass on the theme of the Creation. Admission is charged, with reduced and free categories including EU residents under 26. The museum closes on Tuesdays and keeps shorter hours in winter.