MuCEM

The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations (Mucem; French: Musée des Civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée; Occitan: Museu de las Civilizacions Europèas e Mediterranèas) 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.

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Key facts

Created

1/6/2013

Architect

Rudy Ricciotti

Visitors

806 649 visitors in 2021

Location

Marseille

Official website

mucem.org

What to know

Between 2013 and 2016, the Mucem welcomed 8.5 million visitors, including 2.2 million in its exhibition spaces. The museum is therefore presented as a tool for the attractiveness of the territory of the metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence.

On your route

Driving through France or Belgium? Vaut le Détour places this stop on your itinerary with your real arrival time, a lunch spot open at that hour, and fuel or charging.

Nearby

• musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée, 0.0 km away
• grotte Cosquer, 12.6 km away
• abbaye Saint-Victor de Marseille, 0.8 km away
• Roquepertuse, 27.8 km away
• musée d'Histoire de Marseille, 1.2 km away
• palais du Pharo, 0.4 km away
• muséum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille, 2.8 km away
• château Borély, 4.7 km away

Frequently asked questions

What is there to see near MuCEM?

Nearby: musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée (0.0 km), grotte Cosquer (12.6 km), abbaye Saint-Victor de Marseille (0.8 km), Roquepertuse (27.8 km). Each one can become a detour on your route.

How do I buy tickets for MuCEM?

Tickets for MuCEM are sold online (Tiqets ticketing, instant confirmation, tickets on your phone). The booking link is on this page.

When was MuCEM created?

Wikidata gives 1/6/2013 as its date of creation or foundation.

How many people visit MuCEM?

The latest visitor count recorded in Wikidata is 806 649 visitors in 2021.

Facts and key figures: the Wikipedia article “Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations” (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0), retrieved on 2026-08-05. Opening hours and prices are deliberately left out: they change too fast to be reliable anywhere but the official website.