Leisure centers

Guided tour / Ages 12 to 17 / 1h30

A discovery tour of the exhibition halls and Fort Saint-Jean to help you get to grips with the site and understand the vocation of a museum of civilization. Ideal for a first encounter with the Mucem.

Guided tour / Ages 12 to 17 / 1h

Sharpen your eyes with this behind-the-scenes look at the construction of the J4 building by architect Rudy Ricciotti. The tour approaches architecture as a sensory experience.

Visit and board game in connection with the “Populaire? exhibition / Ages 12 to 17 / 1h30
In collaboration with the association Les Déclencheurs.

After a visit to the “Populaire? exhibition , a collaborative card game will take youngsters to different Mediterranean ports. They’ll have to work together to find mysterious objects. A fun way to explore the diversity of the collections, with a board game that’s 100% Mucem.

Visits are offered on Wednesdays and during school vacations.

Visit-writing workshop in connection with the “Populaire? exhibition. Ages 14 to 17 / 1h30

Objects can tell a lot of stories… To tell the story of the objects in the “Populaire? exhibition in a different way, a writing workshop allows young people to confront their imaginations with a unique exercise: lending their memories, their perceptions and their words to the collections. Whether melancholy, piquant or humorous, it’s your story!

Workshops are held on Wednesdays and during school vacations.

From January 2026 / In conjunction with the “Méditerranées” exhibition / Ages 14-17 / 2h
In collaboration with Marie-Rose Frigière.

After a tour of the exhibition, young people debate representations of the Mediterranean. Using images, they develop their critical faculties, confront their points of view and question the way they view others through history, art and museums.
Visits are offered on Wednesdays and during school vacations.

Workshop-visit in connection with the exhibition “Un air de famille. Hervé Di Rosa at the Mucem”.
From March 12 to September 1, 2025 / Duration: 1h30 / Public: + 6 years / Price: 70 euros.

Hervé Di Rosa is a multi-faceted artist whose practice knows no boundaries between folk art, modest art and contemporary art. After a visit to the exhibition, a hands-on art workshop lets you create your own totemic character, in a nod to the artist’s colorful pop universe.

The workshop is offered on Wednesdays and during the spring and summer vacations.