Musée de la Mer

Address	Fort de l'île Sainte-Marguerite
Admission	Full fare: 3 € - Reduced price : 2 € (under 25 years old - groups from 15 adults) Free entrance: first Sunday of each month - Students until 26 years old - Under 18 years old
Hours	January to March / October to December: from 10:30 a.m to 1:15 p.m - from 2:15 p.m to 4:45 p.m (closed on Monday); April to mid-June / mid-September to end of September: from 10:30 a.m to 1:15 p.m - from 2:15 p.m to 5:45 p.m (closed on Monday); Mid-June to Mid-September : from 10:30 a.m to 5:45 p.m (free commented visits of the fort); Closed on January the 1st - May the 1st - November the 1st & 11th - December the 25th
Phone	04 93 38 55 26

Musée de la Mer is an unique museum off the shore of Cannes features exhibits devoted to the prison system and to underwater archeology collections. The museum's highlight is the exhibit devoted to the mysterious man in the iron mask. A Maritime Museum occupies the most ancient segment of the building. The ground floor houses state prisons and the cell where the mysterious man in the iron mask was held prisoner for eleven years. Murals painted by Jean Le Gac are on the theme of the imprisoned artist. Underwater archaeological finds from the Roman and Saracen wrecks of the Tradelière and the Batéguier (ceramics, amphorae, glassware, etc) are on show in the Roman tanks and on the first floor. Want to visit something different and not have to spend a fortune doing it? Then the Musée de la Mer is an attraction you want to visit. Different than most museums that only focus on art, this museum mixes art and underwater archeology together for a fun filled day out on Cannes that will allow you to view exhibits for hours.