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Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations

Marseille · founded 2013

The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations is a national museum located in Marseille, France. It was inaugurated on 7 June 2013 as part of Marseille-Provence 2013, a year when Marseille was designated as the European Capital of Culture. In 2015, it won the Council of Europe Museum Prize.

Visitors a year
1.3MVisitors a year
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What to see

The oldest Sister, a souvenir from Brittany

The oldest Sister, a souvenir from Brittany

François-Alfred Delobbe, 1879.

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Salt Pan Worker

Salt Pan Worker

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1843.

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Travelling Salt Pan Worker from Bourg-de-Batz

Travelling Salt Pan Worker from Bourg-de-Batz

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1845.

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Salt Pan Worker in Road Costume

Salt Pan Worker in Road Costume

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1850.

At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Sketch of a Canopy Bed

Sketch of a Canopy Bed

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1850.

At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Le Manège

Le Manège

Uranie Alphonsine Colin-Libour, 1892.

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Plan your visit

Hours

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Getting there

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