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Nice is an outstanding city, with an extraordinarily rich cultural and artistic heritage.

Cultural life is revolves around exhibitions in the museums and galleries, and the programme of performances in the theatres and the Nice Opera House.

The "niçois" art of living, is also a whole cultural environment : concerts, a cinematheque, conferences and other events.

To consult the programme of events, click here.


THEATRE, OPERA AND MUSIC


THÉÂTRE de NICE
With the impetus provider "Centre National d’Art Dramatique" created in 1969, and its different directors : Gabriel Monnet, Jean-Pierre Bisson, Jean-Louis Thamin, Jacques Weber and today Daniel Benoin, Nice has become a major theatrical centre proposing national productions.
Promenade des Arts
Tel. 04 93 13 90 90
www.nice-coteazur.org

THÉÂTRE FRANCIS GAG
(dialectal theatre, folkloric groups)
4, rue St. Joseph
Tel. 04 93 62 00 03
www.nice-coteazur.org

THÉÂTRE LINO VENTURA
(Concerts and theatre)
168, boulevard de l’Ariane
Tel. 04 93 27 37 37
www.nice-coteazur.org


OPÉRA de NICE
The Nice Opera presents, each year from October to June, concerts, ballets, recitals and lyrical performances.
4 et 6, rue St-François-de-Paule
Tel. 04 92 17 40 00
www.nice-coteazur.org


ACROPOLIS
1, Esplanade Kennedy
Tel. 04 93 92 83 00
www.nice-acropolis.com


SUNDAY CONCERTS : late morning concerts organised par la Fondation Sophia Antipolis à l’hôtel Westminster.
27, Promenade des Anglais
Tel. 04 92 14 86 86

MUSICAL MONDAYS "JOSEPH KOSMA" in the auditorium of the Conservatoire National de Région : free concerts Mondays at 6pm.
24, bd de Cimiez
Tel. 04 92 26 72 20

L’ORCHESTRE d’HARMONIE de la Ville de Nice : concerts each Sunday at 3:30pm at the "Kiosque à Musique" (Jardin Albert 1er) from April to November and concerts in churches and halls around the city from December to March.


Le CENTRE NATIONAL de CRÉATION MUSICALE
Festival Manca
33, avenue Jean Médécin
Tél. 04 93 88 74 68

WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS
Forum Nice Nord
10, bd Comte de Falicon
Tel. 04 93 84 24 37

JAZZ CONCERTS
Cedac de Cimiez
49, avenue de la Marne
Tél. 04 93 53 85 95
www.nice-coteazur.org

LIBRARIES
La Bibliothèque Louis Nucèra

This new library is made up of an administrative building "La Tête Carrée" (or square head) which is the strong architectural symbol of the library whose entrance is located Place Yves Klein.
Tél. 04 97 13 48 00
Internet :
www.bmvr-nice.com.fr

FRENCH FOR FOREIGNERS

For information on French Courses for foreigners click here.



LECTURES

Regularly scheduled lectures.

MUSÉE d’ART MODERNE et d’ART CONTEMPORAIN
Promenade des Arts
Tél. 04 93 62 61 62
www.mamac-nice.org

PALAIS LASCARIS
Théâtre Francis Gag
Ilôt Rey-Serruriers
Rue Saint-Joseph, Vieux Nice
Tel. 04 93 62 72 40
www.nice-coteazur.org

CENTRE UNIVERSITAIRE MÉDITÉRRANÉEN
65, Promenade des Anglais
Tel. 04 93 86 81 56
www.cum-nice.org

CINÉMATHÈQUE de NICE
Acropolis, 3 Esplanade Kennedy
Tel. 04 92 04 06 66
www.cinematheque-nice.com


ARTISTES

Meet the artists of Old Nice, in small groups of amateurs and by appointment. Studios, galleries, painters, sculptors, open to the public all year round.

Information :
Union des Commerçants du Vieux-Nice : tel. 04 93 92 23 41
Artendances : tel. 04 93 62 34 21