Musée départemental des arts asiatiques

The Alpes Maritimes Departemental commissioned the famous Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, to design a building for a museum, a venue for meetings and exchanges between Asian arts and western culture.

Located on the artificial lake of Parc Phoenix, in a white marble and glass building designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, the Departmental Museum of Asian Arts evokes the spirit of the main civilizations of Asia, India, Southeast Asia, China, Japan through classical but also contemporary works. Temporary exhibitions, as well as shows and activities also punctuate the life of the museum.