{"id":7,"date":"2008-04-07T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-07T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/?p=7"},"modified":"2010-05-31T09:16:40","modified_gmt":"2010-05-31T09:16:40","slug":"massena-museum-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/massena-museum-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Massena Museum Opens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>It&#8217;s been a long wait but well worth it. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchrivieratraveller.com\/Nice\/Sights\/Massena.html\">Mus\u00e9e Massena (Massena Museum<\/a>) in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchrivieratraveller.com\/Nice\/Nice.htm\">Nice<\/a> finally opened after a nine-year restoration. For years, I would stroll by the stately exterior wondering when (if ever) I could see what&#8217;s inside.<\/p>\n<p>I waited a while after the opening ceremony in March to pay a visit. I took advantage of the special \u20ac2.50 fee (it&#8217;s usually \u20ac4) and chose a Saturday instead of the first and third Sundays of the month when admission is free.<\/p>\n<p>All  in all, it was a charming excursion into Nice history. Although the museum claims to own some 15,000 objects displaying the history of Nice, only a fraction were on display. My favorite was the display of photos and paintings showing Nice up through WWII. It gave an excellent idea of a less developed and more relaxed city.<\/p>\n<p>My only complaint (and it&#8217;s not a small one) is that there was a lack of labelling on the objects. In many cases, it was not really clear what you were looking at.<\/p>\n<p>Ah, but that&#8217;s why admission is only \u20ac2.50, the ticket seller told me. In another month or so, all will be in order and the museum will be even more fascinating to visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a long wait but well worth it. The Mus\u00e9e Massena (Massena Museum) in Nice finally opened after a nine-year restoration. For years, I would stroll by the stately exterior wondering when (if ever) I could see what&#8217;s inside. 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