although the museum had MAYBE 10 good pieces within its walls, it is still a must see when in Nice. the roof has the BEST views of the city. when you enter, there are four points in each corner that have art from interesting artists, but the art itself is quite boring. but getting to each point is breathtaking. the architect has the walkway going down, dipping into cityscape views, and then as you walk up towards the corners you are treated with high vast views of the hills or suburbs. really, this is a must see.

The City of Nice offers several art card options. The one I chose, for six euros, allows you to visit all municipal museums on any 7 days in a 15 day period, which is really tremendous value, if you think about it. I was quite impressed by the MAMAC's permanent collections, which contain some rather spectacular work of Niki de Saint Phalle, Yves Klein, Christo, the School of Nice, Ben, Rauschenburg, Sol LeWit and Morris Louis, to name but a few, and (the day I visited) the humourous temporary exhibit, intitled "Camouflages" of Alain Jacquet. There was also an absolutely magnificent exhibit by the Italian artist Enrica Borghi. Her installation entitled "The Queen of Garbarge" made entirely of empty plastic water bottles was fascinating. The documentation of the art work, located in the halls between the museum's main exhibit rooms is interesting and abundant. This is a museum that probably gets overlooked in the rush to visit the more famous Matisse and Chagall museums (not municipal museums, I don't think). But it would be a real pity to miss it. If you have children, be sure to bring them along!