I have been coming to the South of France for years and have visited the town of Nice at least once on each trip. How I managed not discover this museum before is a mystery to me.
Anyway it's called Le Théâtre de la Photographie et de l'Image and its website can be found at http://www.tpi-nice.org
It housed in a beautiful old building in a leafy and shady section of the town, not far from the main shopping street near the Nice Etoile shopping centre.
The entrance hall contains a few glass cabinets with a broad collection of cameras from past to the (Pre-digital) present.
Beyond this there are a few airy rooms displaying the current exhibition, along with a small cinema whose walls are decorated with posters from previous exhibitions. There is also a well stocked library/archive room.
At the entrance desk there are a few framed pictures of Nice at the turn of the 20th century.
Entry is free and the museum is open from 10am to 6pm everyday except Sundays and Bank Holidays.
The museum is well worth a visit if you are in the area, but not worth a pilgrimage in its own right, unless the current exhibition warrants it (from the posters I saw they had an Elliott Erwitt and a some other exhibits I would love to have seen). I will certainly be paying attention to the website next time. I am in the area.
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