Floating between sky and water at the entrance to the old Port of Marseille, le MuCEM, Museum of civilization of Europe and the Mediterranean, is opened on the coast!

Never any Museum in the world had yet been devoted to the cultures of the Mediterranean, a museum to better understand the world in which we live, and which gives central to the Mediterranean international: its Singularity is to trace, analyse and inform, in the same spirit and the same place, the ancient foundations of this civilization so fertile basin, as well as the tensions that cross up to contemporary times. MuCEM is a place of knowledge and exchanges around the issues of the past, present, and future.

Multidisciplinary National Museum, where anthropology, history, archaeology, art history and contemporary art intersect; It is a cultural, social, but also scientific and political look at the plurality of civilizations which formed the Mediterranean world from prehistory to nowadays.

Well he is born! In 2013 it was inaugurated, the year or Marseille was the capital European cultural.

Architecture of avant-garde designed by the architect Rudy Ricciotti, draw the horizon!
A mineral block surrounded by concrete FishNet reveals many showrooms, which each Openwork, suggest the blue of the port and the sea. We can go down to the water through the gangways in gentle slopes, or climb up to the roof terrace of the MuCEM, and that's the glare, one of the most beautiful points of view on Marseille (even if there are so much!): fort St. Jean and the entrance of the old Port the good mother, the Pharo, the sea and off the islands of Frioul, the entrance to the Port of Joliette and off the Blue Coast and its coves that extend from L'estaque at Carry-le-rouet and Sausset-les-Pins, finally the majestic Cathedral of the Major.
A bridge, real aesthetic and technical prowess, a stroke of black concrete, without vault or shrouds (through the use of a new type of concrete properties are close to steel), leads you to the Fort St. John, point meeting between the city and the Museum, or you can get lost in the ramparts and the casemates of the fort, climbing the Tower of the King René, and make a journey in a Mediterranean garden. Fort St. John is a magnificent historic monument, used also for exhibitions and shows. A second bridge connects it to the historic district of the "basket" of Marseille.

Be aware that many meetings, discussions, screenings, performances are also expected throughout the ' year at the MEUAm

Do not hesitate to call before go you, for more information on schedules, tours, tour advice, in order not to miss anything.

Prices vary according to what interests you. For example, you can perform a simple visit, a guided tour, or maybe a guided tour of a multimedia guide...

Nocturne on Fridays until 10 pm (May 2 - 31 October). Night visits are very beautiful, and it can also be a good idea in case of high heat.

Open on sunday