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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Marseille Attractions & Activities
Address: 2, rue de la Charité, Marseille, FR 13002
Built in the 17th century as a refuge for orphans and vagrants, this building presently houses the Museum of Mediterranean Archeology and the Museum of African, Oceanic and American-Indian Art. METRO: Joliette
Galerie de la Friche Belle de Mai
Category: Museums - Marseille Attractions & Activities
Address: 23, rue Guibal, Marseille, FR 13003
More than 80,000 visitors annually frequent this museum for its culturally tinged exhibits and high-quality art. There are approximately 500 attractions here, with all disciplines represented.
Category: Museums - Marseille Attractions & Activities
Address: quai de la Tourette, Marseille, FR 13002
This Holocaust memorial features transcripts of eyewitness accounts from concentration camps, an extensive collection of photos of Auschwitz, and photos of the evacuation, deportation and destruction of Marseille's historic quarters. Most moving are the urns containing ashes and soil from 18 concentration and death camps. METRO: Vieux Port
Category: Museums - Marseille Attractions & Activities
Address: 19, rue Grignan, Marseille, FR 13006
This 17th century mansion is home to a renowned collection of fauvist and surrealist art. Many French artists are represented here, including Bacon, Matisse, and Picasso. METRO: Estrangin-Préfecture
Category: Museums - Marseille Attractions & Activities
Address: Centre Bourse, (Historical Museum of Marseille), Marseille, FR 13001
This ancient port complex houses a vast collection of archeological findings, documents, and models that chronicle Marseille's history from its origin as an early metropolis to its status as one of France's leading cities. Particularly noteworthy is the 26-meter Roman merchant vessel from the third century BC. METRO: Vieux Port
Category: Museums - Marseille Attractions & Activities
Address: 11, La Canebière, Marseille 13001
This museum, devoted to the fashion world, boasts more than 2,000 outfits and accessories. Permanent exhibits feature fashion trends from the '30's to the present. Fabric resource and video-library also available. METRO: Vieux Port
Category: Museums - Marseille Attractions & Activities
Address: 28, Pl Vivaux, Marseille, FR 13002
Having been destroyed during WWII, the Old Port area underwent reconstruction in 1947, which yielded the discovery of many rare artifacts. These discoveries resulted in the museum's establishment in 1963. This museum exhibits one of the world's rarest collections of dolia, large earthenware jars that Romans used to store oil and grain. Other...
Category: Museums - Marseille Attractions & Activities
Address: 47, rue Neuve Sainte Catherine, Marseille, FR 13007
This museum relates the history and technical aspects of santons (hand-painted clay figurines depicting the townspeople, vocations, and daily life of Provence). The museums houses santons depicting such icons as Voltaire, Punicelli and Lagnel. It is also particularly famous for its Christmas santon commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Works...
Category: Museums - Marseille Attractions & Activities
Address: Boulevard Philippon, Palais Longchamp, Marseille, FR 13004
This fine arts museum includes 17th through 19th century paintings from France, Flanders, and Italy, with works by David, Courbet, Daumier, Perugino, and Rubens. Provençal art is represented by Loubon, Puget, and Mignard. METRO: 5 Avenues
