Omar Sharif, my grandmother and me

A day to imagine possible futures in the Mediterranean.
As part of the Saison Méditerranée 2026, and in conjunction with the permanent exhibition “Méditerranées: inventions et représentations”, the Mucem invites you to imagine the possible futures of the Mediterranean. This day is organized around mobile conferences along the exhibition route, participatory workshops and round tables open to all. An event organized in partnership with the University of Aix-Marseille.

As a prelude to the Saison Méditerranée 2026, Camélia Jordana celebrates femininity, transmission and Mediterranean cultures at the Mucem.
Camélia Jordana pays a powerful tribute to women, and to African and North African women in particular, in an intimate concert at Le Mucem as part of her tour. By bringing together different languages, identities and cultures in her new album, due for release in 2027, the singer celebrates the Mediterranean, union and transmission in an ode to femininity and sisterhood. On the program: 7-8pm: Doors open, bar and snacks on site 8-9.30pm: Concert by Camélia Jordana 9:30-10pm: Signing session...

Mucem hosts two days of meetings dedicated to solidarity and creativity in Gaza.
Cultural and scientific meetings on artistic creation and the destruction of cultural heritage in Gaza, the challenges of welcoming artists in emergency situations in France and cultural solidarity around Palestine. Organized on the initiative of the Collectif MAAN for Gaza Artists, these meetings bring together Gazan artists and researchers based in France, cultural institutions and artists committed to Palestine, as well as researchers specializing in the region and artistic migration. This...
Organizing, scientific and artistic committee : Ahmed Ashour, Adélie Chevée, Didier Fassin, Karim Kattan, Rashid Khalidi, Cy Lecerf-Maulpoix, Rima Mokaiesh, Charlotte Schwarzinger, Noor Shihadeh, Marion Slitine, Cleo Smits, Chloé Zlotnik-Tyan
An event in partnership with Collectif MAAN for Gaza Artists, Jeanne Barret, Agnès b., Centre Norbert Elias (CNE), Sahab by Hawaf collective, Beaux-Arts de Marseille, Aflam, Consulate General of France in Jerusalem, Aflam, Orient XXI

Telling the past to better prepare for the future
Jean-Baptiste Sastre and Hiam Abbass bring to the stage the words and experience of Jorge Semprún, survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp, in a powerful show exploring the abysses of the 20th century and questioning our present. Young amateur actors take part in its creation, making this show an act of dialogue, responsibility and hope, with the aim of transmitting and preserving a memory that is fundamental yet threatened with oblivion. Running time: 1h30 The show will be followed by a...

A literary journey in the first person. With Marie Richeux Interview by Alexandre Alajbegovic
Writer and producer for France Culture for over ten years, Marie Richeux hosts Le Book Club, a daily meeting place for books, writing and reading experiences. Writers, artists and readers from all horizons share their enthusiasm and influences. Each week, she invites them to browse through their library as if they were tracing the thread of their lives. For Oh les beaux jours! the roles are reversed, as Marie Richeux takes us into her library. Which books have shaped it? What voices accompany...

An exceptional encounter with a great writer of our time. Interview hosted by Arnaud Laporte Interview translated from Spanish by Véronique Bourgois
A major writer of contemporary Cuban literature, Leonardo Padura never ceases to explore, through his novels, the tensions and contradictions of his country. Born in Havana in 1955, where he still lives, he has given life to unforgettable figures such as detective Mario Conde, whose investigations provide a sensitive cartography of Cuban society. Part noir novel, part historical fresco, part social chronicle, his work examines the legacy of the revolution, everyday forms of resistance,...

An exceptional evening with Séphora Pondi, Edgard Chenest, Vincent Delerm to close the 10ᵉ edition with
8pm – Avale, With Séphora Pondi and Edgard Chenest Comédie-Française resident Séphora Pondi gives voice to Avale, her first novel (winner of the Prix Premier roman Les Inrockuptibles and the Prix Roman des étudiants France Culture 2025), in a musical reading accompanied by musician Edgard Chenest. Between realism and turmoil, the story follows two opposing trajectories: that of Tom, a young man haunted by violence and the desire to devour, and that of Lame, an aspiring actress exploring...

An Afro-Queer tale that reinvents founding narratives. With Anthony Martine and Mérèndys Martine
It was during his years as a preparatory student that Anthony Martine noticed the lack of diversity in the images that had populated his childhood – films, songs, admired figures. In this resolutely queer fable, he seizes on the medieval tale with joyful irreverence, hijacking its codes and opening up a space where other bodies and other desires appear. On stage, the figures undergo a metamorphosis: the king’s jester rubs shoulders with “Paris Ardant”, a drag godmother...