Villa des Arènes

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building cultural heritage site historic villa

Villa des Arènes is a historic 17th-century Genoese-style villa in Nice, France, best known today as the building that houses the Musée Matisse.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building → cultural heritage site → historic villa →
architecturalStyle	Genoese style →
associatedWith	Henri Matisse →
category	Art museum buildings in France → Monuments historiques of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur → Villas in Nice →
city	Nice →
continent	Europe →
country	France →
floorCount	multiple stories →
functionSince	Musée Matisse venue →
hasCollectionType	20th-century art → modern art →
hasFeature	decorative cornices → loggias → shutters → symmetrical façade →
hasFunction	museum venue → tourist attraction →
hasGarden	Italian-style garden →
hasSurroundings	public gardens →
heritageDesignation	Monument historique (France) →
heritageDesignationCountry	France →
houses	Musée Matisse →
inception	17th century →
locatedIn	Nice →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Alpes-Maritimes →
locatedInNeighborhood	Cimiez NERFINISHED →
locatedInRegion	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur NERFINISHED →
material	masonry →
municipality	Nice →
namedAfter	ancient Roman arenas of Cimiez →
near	Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez → Monastery of Cimiez →
openToPublic	yes →
owner	City of Nice →
primaryExhibitions	works by Henri Matisse →
proximityTo	Roman amphitheatre of Cimiez →
publicAccess	during museum opening hours →
roofType	tiled roof →
significantPeriod	Baroque era →
tourismType	cultural tourism →
use	art museum building → exhibition space →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Musée Matisse →	occupies
Nice Jazz Festival ("Cimiez Arena") →	previousVenue