Catherine Ségurane, legendary figure of Nice at Masséna Museum

Heroic Catherine Ségurane. Legendary figure of Nice » October 13, 2023 - January 7, 2024

Inauguration on Thursday October 12, 2023 at 6 p.m. Masséna Museum


As part of the 480 years of the siege of Nice, the City of Nice is planning a year of events on the history of the city and the people who shaped it. A year under the theme of the Nice heroine Catherine Ségurane with an exhibition "Heroic Catherine Ségurane. Legendary figure of Nice", which will begin on October 13 at the Masséna museum.

Catherine Ségurane left an invaluable cultural and heritage legacy in Nice. The year is 1543. Nice is the scene of a siege led by the Franco-Ottoman armies. Several months which will have marked the memory of the inhabitants and the history of the city of Nice. Legend has it that Catherine Ségurane repulsed the enemy with unparalleled bravery on August 15, 1543. She has today become a symbol of Nice's resistance, an icon of determination and tenacity.

Thanks to this exhibition, you will relive the major events and get closer to the people who marked the siege of Nice with stories and historical testimonies.

Inauguration at the Masséna museum, to discover the exhibition "Heroic Catherine Ségurane. Legendary figure of Nice » Thursday October 12, 2023 at 6 p.m.