An abecedary of the collections

The exhibition presents some 500 toys made in Marseille between the end of the 19th century and the end of the 1970s

“La Fabrique des illusions” confronts the “Orientalist” photographs in the Fouad Debbas Collection with works by ten international contemporary artists.

Painter, writer, and inventor of "Art Brut", Jean Dubuffet was a major player on the art scene of the 20th century.

The major themes related to Christian practices and belief are presented in a mystical alphabet assembled from the collections of the Mucem.

More than something that is marginal or exceptional, “Island time” considers the island as an experience and a tool for understanding the world.

Last days

Last Days

The exhibition retraces the twenty-nine days of the Tunisian revolution from the spark set off in Sidi Bouzid to the fall of President Ben Ali.

A unique work, specially created for the Mucem at the place d'Armes of the fort Saint-Jean

From A as in “Noah’s Arch” to Z as in “Zoo” – an animal alphabet made up of items from the Mucem’s collections.

Last days

Georges Henri Rivière is the inventor of the modern museum !

The artist Mohammed Kacimi is one of the most important post-war Moroccan plasticians