La Malmaison
La Malmaison is a villa on Cannes’s Croisette, built in 1863 as an annex to the Grand Hôtel. Architect Marius Blond designed the villa for the Grand Hôtel.
Grand Duke Michael of Russia expanded the building in 1901, when it became a clubhouse for the Golf Club Old Course de Cannes-Mandelieu. The clubhouse served golfers connected with Cannes and La Napoule.
After 1945, La Malmaison became an exhibition venue linked to the Maeght Foundation and Cannes. The city received the villa in 1970.
Today, the contemporary art centre presents twentieth and twenty-first-century artists inside a historic setting. Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso appear among artists associated with its exhibitions.
Its eclectic architecture combines baroque influences with a tripartite, asymmetrical composition. A sculpted garland decorates the entablature above the south entrance.
Rococo plasterwork, English-style ceilings, loggias, and preserved mouldings remain visible inside. The building also includes a bookshop and panoramic terrace.
Together with the Grand Hôtel, La Malmaison forms part of the Croisette’s listed seaside heritage. Its rooms connect Cannes’s social history with modern artistic exhibitions.
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