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Marseille, France

MuCEM

Mediterranean civilisation in a black concrete lace box on the water.

MuCEM
Photo: Earth777 / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Rudy Ricciotti's building is connected by a footbridge to a sixteenth-century fort, and the walk along its latticed skin above the sea is free. Exhibitions cover the whole Mediterranean world.

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Opening hours and prices change regularly — always check the museum’s own site before you travel.

Do not miss

  • The lattice facade
  • Fort Saint-Jean footbridge
  • Mediterranean collections

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