Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean

The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations is a national museum located in , . 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.
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  • Opening hours:
    May—June: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
    November—April: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    July—August: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Tuesday: closed
  • Email: reservation@mucem.org
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national museum of ethnology in Marseille, France
  • Also known as: “Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée” and “Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations”
  • Address: 7 Promenade Robert Laffont, 13002
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Saint-Jean and Mémorial des déportations.

Fort
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is a fortification in , built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the . Since 2013, it has been linked by two foot-bridges to the historical district Le Panier and to the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations; the latter being the first French national museum to be located outside Paris. is situated 160 metres southeast of Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 170 metres southeast of Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean.

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The is a palace in , southern France, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, west of the . It was built in Second Empire style by Emperor Napoleon III for Empress Eugénie, starting in 1858. is situated 360 metres southwest of Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Panier and Marseille.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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With 1.6 million people in its urban area, is the second most populated city of the biggest Mediterranean port and the economic center of the region.

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood of the located at the start of the autonomous port of Marseille.

Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean

Latitude
43.29672° or 43° 17′ 48″ north
Longitude
5.36103° or 5° 21′ 40″ east
Height
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
8FM779W6+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 168685674
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q2808698
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف الحضارات الأوروبية والمتوسطية”
  • Armenian: “Եվրոպայի և Միջերկրածովյան ավազանի քաղաքակրթությունների թանգարան”
  • Armenian: “Եվրոպայի և միջերկրածովյան քաղաքակրթության թանգարան”
  • Breton: “Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée”
  • Catalan: “Museu de les Civilitzacions d’Europa i de la Mediterrània”
  • Chinese: “歐洲和地中海文明博物館”
  • Croatian: “Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée”
  • Czech: “Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée”
  • Czech: “Muzeum evropských a středomořských civilizací”
  • Czech: “Národní muzeum lidového umění a tradic”
  • Dutch: “Musee des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Mediterranee”
  • Dutch: “Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo de Eŭropaj kaj Mediteraneaj Civilizoj”
  • Estonian: “Euroopa ja Vahemere tsivilisatsioonide muuseum”
  • Finnish: “MuCEM”
  • French: “Mucem”
  • French: “MuCEM”
  • French: “MUCEM”
  • French: “musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée”
  • French: “Musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée”
  • German: “MuCEM”
  • German: “Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée”
  • German: “Museum der Zivilisationen Europas und des Mittelmeers”
  • Indonesian: “Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée”
  • Italian: “Museo delle civiltà dell’Europa e del Mediterraneo”
  • Italian: “Museo delle Civiltà dell’Europa e del Mediterraneo”
  • Japanese: “ヨーロッパ・地中海文明博物館（MuCEM）”
  • Korean: “유럽지중해문명박물관”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Musèu dei Civilisacions d’Euròpa e de Mediterranèa”
  • Persian: “موزه تمدن‌های اروپایی و مدیترانه”
  • Polish: “Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Cywilizacji Europejskiej i Śródziemnomorskiej”
  • Portuguese: “MuCEM”
  • Portuguese: “Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée”
  • Portuguese: “Museu das civilizações da europa e da mediterranea”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Civilizațiilor Europene și Mediteraneene”
  • Russian: “Музей цивилизаций Европы и Средиземноморья”
  • Slovak: “Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée”
  • Spanish: “Museo de las civilizaciones de Europa y del Mediterraneo”
  • Spanish: “Museo de las civilizaciones de Europa y del Mediterráneo”
  • Swedish: “Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée”
  • Turkish: “Avrupa ve Akdeniz Uygarlıkları Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей цивілізацій Європи і Середземномор’я”
  • Welsh: “Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée”

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