WONDERLAND MUSEUM
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The Musée des Merveilles invites you to immerse yourself in our origins, by answering your many "How was it before?

The museum of wonders

The Merveilles Valley is located in the Mercantour National Park, 80 km from Nice.

The museum is dedicated to rock engravings. The approach is very playful, the scenography puts forward models in relief, luminous tables, and life-size casts.

The architecture of the place is monumental with its majestic facade, it contains various exhibition rooms on a human scale. Numerous temporary exhibitions, conferences and animations fully participate in the effervescence of the site.

Culture side

The Valley of the Wonders and Fontanalba in the area of Mount Bego is the most important site in Europe. In 7,000 years, some 50,000 signs on more than 4,000 rocks have been left as a memory by prehistoric man.

 

Opening hours

- From June 16 to September 15: from 10am to 6pm
- From September 16 to June 15: from 10am to 5pm

Weekly closing on Tuesday.
Closed from November 13 to 25.
Closed on December 25, January 1 and May 1.

 

Prices

- Self-guided tour: free
- Guided tour (duration about 1 hour): 20€.

The most

- A tour for young people aged 4 to 10 in the permanent gallery.
- An interactive space " Musée.doc " with extracts from temporary exhibitions and concerts.
- A touch table for a 3D visit of the Mont Bego site.
- Relaxation areas inside and outside the museum.
- The parking of the station (80 places) located in front of the Museum is free.

Department 06_Musée des Merveilles