Mossi Traoré : Fashion, Too
Fashion in Unity
Information
Following a technical incident, the Mucem online ticketing service is currently unavailable.
On-site ticketing is open during the museum’s usual opening hours, and the ticket office can be reached by phone at +33 4 84 35 13 13 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For any questions regarding the programme, you can contact us by email at reservation@mucem.org.
After the success of the exhibition “Fashion Folklore”, the Mucem dedicates its 2026 season to Mossi Traoré, a singular voice on the French fashion scene, for whom couture becomes a field of experimentation, a tool for transmission and a collective language.
Conceived in close collaboration with the artist, the exhibition invites visitors into a universe where fashion engages in dialogue with popular cultures, urban arts and traditional craftsmanship.
Sculptural silhouettes, videos, and textiles interact with the museum’s archives and artisanal gestures, shaping a journey that is both sensory and participatory. Visitors are invited to touch, listen, create, and feel. Trained as much in the street as alongside the great couturiers, Mossi Traoré cultivates an aesthetic that is pared-down and committed.
Typologies
The exhibition gathers nearly 150 works, half of them created by Mossi Traoré, with several conceived specifically for the occasion. His pieces stand alongside those of artists who inspire him, among them Madame Grès, Lee Bul and Hassan Massoudy, and with objects drawn from the Mucem’s own collections: textiles, costumes, tools and accessories bearing witness to know-how rooted in fashion or belonging to the everyday cultures of the people.
His eponymous label and his school, the Ateliers Alix — in homage to Madame Grès, advocate a form of haute couture that is demanding yet accessible, open to all. With this exhibition, the Mucem affirms its role as a conduit between heritage and contemporary creation and brings to light stories often kept in the margins, yet rich in meaning and memory.
Information
Following a technical incident, the Mucem online ticketing service is currently unavailable.
On-site ticketing is open during the museum’s usual opening hours, and the ticket office can be reached by phone at +33 4 84 35 13 13 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For any questions regarding the programme, you can contact us by email at reservation@mucem.org.
After the success of the exhibition “Fashion Folklore”, the Mucem dedicates its 2026 season to Mossi Traoré, a singular voice on the French fashion scene, for whom couture becomes a field of experimentation, a tool for transmission and a collective language.
Conceived in close collaboration with the artist, the exhibition invites visitors into a universe where fashion engages in dialogue with popular cultures, urban arts and traditional craftsmanship.
Sculptural silhouettes, videos, and textiles interact with the museum’s archives and artisanal gestures, shaping a journey that is both sensory and participatory. Visitors are invited to touch, listen, create, and feel. Trained as much in the street as alongside the great couturiers, Mossi Traoré cultivates an aesthetic that is pared-down and committed.
Typologies
The exhibition gathers nearly 150 works, half of them created by Mossi Traoré, with several conceived specifically for the occasion. His pieces stand alongside those of artists who inspire him, among them Madame Grès, Lee Bul and Hassan Massoudy, and with objects drawn from the Mucem’s own collections: textiles, costumes, tools and accessories bearing witness to know-how rooted in fashion or belonging to the everyday cultures of the people.
His eponymous label and his school, the Ateliers Alix — in homage to Madame Grès, advocate a form of haute couture that is demanding yet accessible, open to all. With this exhibition, the Mucem affirms its role as a conduit between heritage and contemporary creation and brings to light stories often kept in the margins, yet rich in meaning and memory.
Related activities or events
View full agenda- Free of charge
Portes ouvertes de l’exposition « Mossi Traoré, la mode aussi » et Nuit européenne des musées
Venez découvrir en accès libre la nouvelle exposition du Mucem et profitez d’une ouverture exceptionnelle des expositions jusqu’à minuit.
Le Mucem vous invite à une soirée orchestrée autour des sujets chers au styliste Mossi Traoré : danse, musique et transmission seront ainsi réunis autour de la mode ! Et comme le 23 mai, le Mucem célèbre également la Nuit européenne des musées, toutes les expositions seront exceptionnellement ouvertes jusqu’à minuit. Bar et petite restauration sur place. Avec la compagnie (1)Promptu.On Saturday, May 23, 2026
de 18h à 23h55
J4 & Fort Saint-Jean
- Free of charge
Sur tous les terrains
Participez à une grande journée festive mêlant sport, musique et mode au Mucem.
Après le succès de la précédente édition dédiée au football, le fort Saint-Jean fera vibrer la culture en plein air le dimanche 24 mai, entre démonstrations sportives, ambiance musicale, propositions artistiques et ateliers orchestrés par des collectifs marseillais. Dans le musée, l’exposition « Méditerranées » accueillera une performance d’Emmanuelle Luciani autour du culturisme et de la statue grecque ; une journée festive pensée pour vivre l’art et le sport sur tous les terrains, au cœur du...On Sunday, May 24, 2026
de 10h à 19h
J4 & Fort Saint-Jean
Fashion sense
Workshop tour for ages 6 to 11
Transmission is a strong component of the work of fashion designer Mossi Traoré. After discovering the exhibition dedicated to him, “Mossi Traoré, la mode ensemble”, children will be able to learn about sewing by manipulating materials and shapes to create a unique collective piece, while discovering urban arts and crafts skills. Enough to spark vocations as seamstresses and dressmakers!Le Sunday, May 24, 2026
Jusqu'au Sunday, Aug 23, 2026de 16h à 17h30
J4 / Island workshop
Guided tours in LSF of "Mossi, la mode aussi " (Mossi, fashion too)
Exhibition tours in French Sign Language
Mucem offers guided tours in LSF (French Sign Language). Come and discover the Mucem exhibitions with your family or friends.
Following the success of the “Fashion Folklore” exhibition, in 2026 the Mucem is devoting an exhibition to Mossi Traoré, an atypical designer on the French scene, for whom couture is at once a field of experimentation, a tool for transmission and a collective language. Conceived in close collaboration with the artist, the exhibition offers an immersion into a universe where fashion dialogues with popular cultures, urban arts and traditional know-how.On Saturday, Sep 26, 2026
de 11h à 12h30
J4 / Showroom - Ground floor
Multi-sensory tour of the "Mossi, la mode aussi" exhibition
Audio-description exhibition tours
Mucem offers visually impaired visitors the chance to discover temporary exhibitions during audio-description guided tours, which can be accompanied by multi-sensory devices.
Following the success of the “Fashion Folklore” exhibition, in 2026 the Mucem is devoting an exhibition to Mossi Traoré, an atypical designer on the French scene, for whom couture is at once a field of experimentation, a tool for transmission and a collective language. Conceived in close collaboration with the artist, the exhibition offers an immersion into a universe where fashion dialogues with popular cultures, urban arts and traditional know-how.
Multisensory tours of temporary exhibitions are organized in partnership with IRSAM Arc-en-ciel.On Saturday, Jul 18, 2026
de 11h à 12h30
J4 / Hall