Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in the French Riviera in Europe is an architectural triumph incarnate. With its signature Carrara marble towers linked with glass footbridges and terrace-cum-walkway, famed as the Jardin d'Eden, it truly lives up to its name and comply perfectly with the things it houses as exhibits.
It is from atop the Jardin d'Eden that one gets to view the panoramic vista of the city below; and this is one of its many integral vantages that goes a long way in drawing in hordes of visitors from all round the globe almost all round the year.
It was in 1990, when the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Nice, France saw its genesis. Since then it has been going on adding marvels to enrich its collection by a substantial scale. Today when you step inside its portico, you get to unravel a talismanic ensemble that takes you to a different era altogether. The modes of depiction of the artistic movements of all the bygone ages are so entrancing that you cannot help but get bewitched.
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art boasts an enormous collection of works of art from the1950's to the present day, encompassing some of the finest creations by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. While these form a part of its permanent exhibits, the temporary exhibitions and the 'Ecole du Louvre' lecture series that are held here from November to April each year, feature real masterpieces of various titans of the world of arts who are the biggest names today. The permanent collection, can hence be termed as a vast manifestation of the various isms, consumerism, imagery, in an urban environment and the French 'New realism' at large.
Another notable thing of this place, considered undoubtedly one of the topmost Tourist Attractions in Nice, is its ideology of placing equal importance to both regional and international themes. This not only adds to the variety of exhibits but also gives you the opportunity to get to understand the local art scenario in a much better way.
Do keep an watch for the works of stalwarts like Robert Combas, Jean-Michel Alberola and Remi Blanchard as well.
Nice's Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art has much more in offer for you. So, do include the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in your Nice Tours and get to revel in its magnificent wealth of art and visions.
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