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Current exhibitions in Marseille

Discover a selection of exhibitions currently taking place or about to open in Marseille. From the Musée des Arts Décoratifs to the Mucem and the Musée d’Histoire de Marseille, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for for a cultural outing with family, friends or on your own.

Published on 9 December 2024

Downtown exhibitions

Plossu Bernard Haight Ashbury San Francisco 1966 Tirage Fressonregards De Provence

Revenir (Return)

18 October 2024 > 16 March 2025
Mucem
The exhibition explores the issue of migration in the Mediterranean, with a focus on the theme of return, which is sometimes impossible or diverted because of borders, wars or politics. Through objects, works of art and personal accounts, it examines the different experiences of return, combining dreams, memories and realities, while drawing on a survey carried out in several Mediterranean countries.
Find out more about the Revenir exhibition

The Hip Years – Bernard Plossu

October 3 2024 > March 15 2025
Musée Regards de Provence
The exhibition “Les années Hip – Bernard Plossu” at the Musée Regards de Provence in Marseille retraces the photographer’s discovery of California in 1966. He captures the hustle and bustle of San Francisco and the wild beauty of Big Sur, a refuge for early environmentalists and opponents of the Vietnam War.
Find out more about the exhibition “The Hip Years – Bernard Plossu”.

Dogs and cats

April 20, 2024 > January 05, 2024
Marseille Natural History Museum
The “Dogs and Cats” exhibition, developed in collaboration with the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, highlights the scientific, sociological and cultural advances made in the field of companion animals. The science of animal behavior, ethology, has seen significant advances recently, challenging many prejudices about dogs and cats.
Find out more about the “Dogs and Cats” exhibition

Marseille 1900-1943. The Bad Reputation

February 9 2024 > December 31 2024
Mémorial des déportations
This exhibition helps visitors understand what happened in Marseille in 1943. The first major round-up of French Jewish families, the destruction of the northern part of the Old Port and the evacuation of almost 20,000 people. 14 hectares were destroyed and 1,500 people deported.
Find out more about the exhibition “Marseille 1900-1943. The Bad Reputation” exhibition

Popular?

December 13 2023 > December 31 2026
Mucem
This exceptional collection brings together the historical holdings of the Musée national des arts et traditions populaires, the European collections of the Musée de l’Homme and those acquired since the early 2000s, with a view to opening up to the Mediterranean and the contemporary world. The general tour takes visitors through a series of major categories borrowed from the vocabulary of the history of art and technology.
Find out more about the Populaire exhibition

Off-center exhibitions

[mac]room : Mégane Brauer – Kings of the world

october 26, 2024 > march 2, 2025
Musée d’Art Contemporain [mac]
Through her texts and installations, Mégane Brauer addresses issues of class by reimagining working-class objects and situations to give them a new place. Her exhibition “Les Rois du monde”, created for the [mac]room, follows “Cry me a river”, presented at the Musée Transitoire in 2023 in Paris.
More about the exhibition Mégane Brauer – Les Rois du monde

Michel Gondry’s amateur film factory

July 03, 2024 > April 27, 2025
Château de la Buzine
Just like in the film “Soyez sympas, rembobinez” starring Jack Black and Mos Def, the Usine de Films Amateurs invites you to create a film from A to Z in just 3 hours, with no training required. You’ll have access to all the sets and equipment needed to write, shoot and direct your own film, and you’ll leave with your work in hand.
Find out more about the Michel Gondry exhibition

Le grand bain or how to (un)dress well in the sun 1940-2000

June 28, 2024 > January 5, 2024
Musée des Arts décoratifs, de la Faïence et de la Mode
Seaside fashion, widely represented in the Château Borély collections, echoes the Olympic Games and sailing competitions held in Marseille, through a selection of swimwear, beachwear, accessories and photographs from the post-war period to the present day. Once an elitist pastime, the sea has been democratized thanks to the paid vacations of 1936 and the development of water sports, now attracting millions of bathers and becoming a theater of trends.
Find out more about the exhibition “Le Grand bain ou comment bien se (dé)vêtir au soleil 1940-2000”.

Chez Nos voisins

Steve Mccurry Rangoon Burma Current Myanmar 1994 70x100cm Steve Mccurry In Partnership With Orion57 Curator Biba Giacchetti

Steve McCurry – Views

November 8, 2024 > March 23, 2025
Hôtel de Caumont – Aix-en-Provence

Steve McCurry’s exhibition at Caumont-Centre d’art presents 80 of his most emblematic works, including shots never before seen in France, retracing 40 years of his career and travels around the world. It offers a thematic tour revealing his humanistic view of humanity, between tradition and modernity, with a special tribute to the monsoon.
Find out more about the “Steve McCurry: Regards” exhibition