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Musée des Explorations du monde
Museum · Cannes · Alpes-Maritimes

Musée des Explorations du monde

Musée des Explorations du monde is a museum in the medieval castle in Cannes. Close by, Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes is 600 m away, one of 118 within 15 km. It is written up in 3 Wikipedias.

Photo: Musée des Explorations du monde, Museesc (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
In Cannes
inside the commune
How well known
Top 9%
#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 18–30°C
In brief

Museum in Cannes

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Cannes

Musée des Explorations du monde is in the commune of Cannes, with 29 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Month by month

In Cannes the warm season is April to October, with highs of 18–30°C.

Jan13° / 5°90 mm
Feb14° / 5°61 mm
Mar16° / 7°61 mm
Apr18° / 9°82 mm
May22° / 13°57 mm
Jun26° / 16°33 mm
Jul29° / 18°16 mm
Aug30° / 19°24 mm
Sep26° / 16°92 mm
Oct21° / 13°146 mm
Nov17° / 9°156 mm
Dec14° / 6°107 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Cannes, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Mandelieu La Napoule_Sapc station, 9 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Cannes’ full climate →
About

Musée des Explorations du monde

Museum in the medieval castle in Cannes, France.

Musée des Explorations du monde is in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes.

Musée des Explorations du monde on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type
Museum
Covered in
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Plan your visit

Practical details

HoursOct–Mar Tue–Sun 10:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00 · Apr–May Tue–Sun 10:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00 · Jun Tue, Thu–Sun 10:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00 · Wed 10:00–13:00, 14:00–21:00 · Jul–Aug Tue, Thu–Sun 10:00–19:00 · Wed 10:00–21:00 · Sep Tue, Thu–Sun 10:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00 · Wed 10:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00
Entrance fees
  • EntryA fee is charged
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

The area around Musée des Explorations du monde

Musée des Explorations du monde sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Cannes. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns that count Musée des Explorations du monde

With 74,350 people, Cannes is the largest of the 8. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

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  1. 1Cannes
  2. 2Le Cannet
  3. 3Vallauris
  4. 4Mougins
  5. 5La Roquette-sur-Siagne
  6. 6Mandelieu-la-Napoule
  7. 7Pégomas
  8. 8Mouans-Sartoux
1 · It’s in this commune

Cannes

74,350 people

2 · 2.4 km north of it

Le Cannet

41,938 people

3 · 5 km northeast of it

Vallauris

29,259 people

4 · 5.1 km north of it

Mougins

19,782 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Musée des Explorations du monde isPeople
CannesIt’s in this commune74,350
Le Cannet2.4 km north of it41,938
Vallauris5 km northeast of it29,259
Mougins5.1 km north of it19,782
La Roquette-sur-Siagne6 km northwest of it5,669
Mandelieu-la-Napoule6.1 km west of it21,640
Pégomas8.2 km northwest of it8,240
Mouans-Sartoux8.4 km northwest of it11,015
Make a day of it

While you are near Musée des Explorations du monde

Also close at hand are 2 attractions, 2 châteaux and 2 cathedrals, among 118 within 15 km.

1AttractionPalais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes600 m east, in Cannes2AttractionAbbaye de Lérins5.7 km southeast, in Cannes3ChâteauChâteauChâteau Vallombrosa500 m northwest, in Cannes4MuseumMusée Picasso10 km east, in Antibes5CathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Platea d'Antibes10 km east, in Antibes6FortFort carré10 km northeast, in Antibes7CathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse14 km northwest, in Grasse8ChâteauChâteau de la Napoule6.2 km southwest, in Mandelieu-la-Napoule

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Musée des Explorations du monde in questions

Where is Musée des Explorations du monde?

Musée des Explorations du monde is in Cannes, in Alpes-Maritimes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Musée des Explorations du monde?

Museum in the medieval castle in Cannes, France.

How well known is Musée des Explorations du monde?

Musée des Explorations du monde has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée des Explorations du monde?

April to October are the warmest months in Cannes, with afternoon highs of 18–30°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée des Explorations du monde?

Within 15 km: Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes (600 m), Abbaye de Lérins (5.7 km), Château Vallombrosa (500 m) and Musée Picasso (10 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.