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Musee des Arts Asiatiques de Nice

405 Promenade des Anglais, 06200 Nice, France
04 92 29 37 00
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Ranked #10 of 103 attractions in Nice
Type: Art Museums
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Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2013

Close to the Parc Phoenix, this museum is housed in the only building in Europe by a famous Japanese master architect. Wonderful artefacts and a photographic history of the excavation of Angkor Wat

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Gloucester, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

What a lovely place and the exhibits are stunning! A lovely bonus was the outside space over looking Phoenix park.

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Brighton, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

This is a fascinating museum where you can easily lose a few hours browsing the exquisite exhibits. Entrance is free, but special events, such as the tea ceremony (highly recommended) carry a small charge.

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french riviera
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

We like to go there just to relax and see beautifully delicate exhibitions. The "boutique" is a lot of fun too. Workshops every saturday : art of tea, origami, calligraphy,...

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2013

This is an interesting gallery tucked behind a large business/shopping complex and next to a park just a short walk from the airport. The exhibits, when we visited in Feb 13, were mostly Japanese with the upstairs space being closed temporarily. Where translated information was available (in many of the spaces it was not) it was good to get an... More

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Boston
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2013

We saw two wonderful exhibitions Nature and Haiku - which follows the path of Matsuo Basho as interpreted by Kaidin and photographer Uwe Ommer. This was paired with and Esprits du Japon, which is a photographic exhibition by Suzanne Held. After the latter we came away with a deeper understanding of Shintoism and Buddhism in Japan. I made us want... More

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See 4 more reviews by Cheersfornow for Nice
Wexford, Ireland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2013

My wife loved the architecture, and the stunning photo exhibition reminded her of her own visit to Japan. Having a few carefully selected exhibited items avoids visual exhaustion from over-exposure,

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Nice, France
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 December 2012

Set to West of Nice, near the Airport - an Oasis which is full of interesting displays in Galleries with great views over the park

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Nice, France
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2012

Interesting permanent exhibition with fine asian art from different countries. Superb surroundings near the Parc Phoenix.

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See 9 more reviews by Anna M for Nice
Durham, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 October 2012

I love Oriental art and there are some excellent examples -not packed out so there is space to stand and contemplate. There was also a Japanes ephotograhic exhibition when I was there very well presented

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