During the closure of the Mucem,

Programming continues online and the gardens of the fort Saint-Jean remain open to the public from 9am 5pm 7 days a week.

Understanding the Mucem

10 key questions to understand who, how and why

Mucem, Textiles — Why does the MuCEM have textiles in its collections?

Mucem, Objets comestibles — How does the MuCEM preserve its edible collections?

Mucem, Musée société — What is a societal museum?

Mucem, Ballon football O.M. — Why is there an OM football in the collections?

Mucem, Objet — How does an object enter the Mucem?

Mucem, Transports — How did the collections travel from Paris to Marseille?

Mucem, Provenance collection — Where do the Mucem’s collections come from?

Mucem, Mur de Berlin — What’s a piece of the Berlin Wall doing in the permanent exhibition?

Mucem, Résille béton — What is the concrete latticework made of?

Mucem, Jardin des migrations — What’s in the Garden of Migration?

Mucem, J4 et fort Saint-Jean — Are the Mucem and the Fort Saint-Jean the same thing?

Mucem, Passerelles — What holds the two bridges up?