Musée international d'art naïf Anatole Jakovsky

The Musée international d'Art naïf Anatole Jakovsky is a museum located in Nice, which displays 18th–21st century works specialized in naive art. The museum was inaugurated on 5 March 1982. History and description The museum was housed in the Château Saint Hélène which was the former residence of perfumer François Coty, and is located in a large park. In 1930, his ex-wife Yvonne decide to order changes in the building by Nice architect H. Malgaud who removed the sets designed by Aaron Messiah. Her daughter Christiane Coty sold the castle to the city of Nice on 6 April 1973, and the building was eventually transformed into a museum, which opened in 1982. The works are composed of paintings.