Palais Lascaris

Nice, France

The Palais Lascaris is currently a musical instrument museum. Located in the old town of Nice, it houses a collection of over 500 instruments, which makes it France’s second most important collection.

Built in the first half of the 17th century and altered in the 18th century, the palace was owned by the Vintimille-Lascaris family until 1802. In 1942, it was bought by the city of Nice to create a museum. The restorations began in 1962 and were completed in 1970, when the museum was opened to the public.

The historical musical instrument collection is formed around the bequest of the nineteenth-century niçois collector Antoine Gautier (1825-1904).

References:

Comments

Your name



Address

Rue de la Loge 13, Nice, France
See all sites in Nice

Details

Founded: 17th century
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in France

Rating

4.3/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Anthony Chan (8 months ago)
I had a fantastic visit to the Musée du Palais Lascaris in Nice. This 17th-century baroque palace, now a museum, is filled with fascinating historical artifacts and beautiful artwork. The staff were very friendly, and I had a great conversation with them about the exhibits. The richly decorated rooms and intricate tapestries are particularly impressive. There were some chinese instruments that were preserved here.
Joe Minuti (8 months ago)
So many musical instruments. They say it's the second largest collection in France. Housed in a several hundred year old mostly restored mansion makes this a visit for music lovers and museum lovers alike.
Mary Howells (11 months ago)
We stumbled across this little gem in Nice Old Town and absolutely loved it. Excellent interpretive material was provided to understand the Palais, along with its fabulous significant collection of historic musical instruments.
Tatyana Valkevych (12 months ago)
Amazing discovery in the Old town of Nice. Impressive entrance, stairs, bedroom, chapel, ceiling painting, and collection of musical instruments.
Reza Sattarzadeh Nowbari (14 months ago)
The Palace dates back to the 17th century, and it belonged to one of the most influential families of Nice. In the 1940s, it was bought by the city of Nice, and us turned into a museum. One part of the building houses a collection of musical instruments, which, according to what is stated in the museum, is the second largest in France. I found this statement debatable as the number of instruments was not really high to support such a claim. You can expect to be in the museum for about an hour.
Powered by Google

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Historic Site of the week

Inverness Castle

Inverness Castle sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness. The red sandstone structure evident today was built in 1836 by architect William Burn. It is built on the site of an 11th-century (c. 1057) defensive structure. Today, it houses Inverness Sheriff Court.

The castle is said to have been built by Máel Coluim III of Scotland, after he had razed to the ground the castle in which Macbeth of Scotland according to much later tradition, murdered Máel Coluim"s father Donnchad I of Scotland, and which stood on a hill around 1 km to the north-east.

The first Inverness Castle was partially destroyed by King Robert I of Scotland and a replacement castle was sacked in the 15th century by the Clan Donald during the Siege of Inverness (1429). The castle was occupied during the Raid on Ross in 1491.

In 1548 another castle with tower was completed by George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly (1514–1562). He was constable of the castle until 1562.