Students and higher education
As the first national museum dedicated to the Mediterranean, the Mucem studies current phenomena in the Euro-Mediterranean area in all their historical, social and artistic aspects. Located in the heart of Marseille, its primary ambition is to appeal to all publics, including young people and students.
As part of a partnership with the CROUS of Aix-Marseille-Avignon, the Mucem now offers free admission to its permanent and temporary exhibitions to all students in the Aix-Marseille academic district.
Throughout the academic year, the Mucem offers a rich program of activities for students to explore.
Coming solo
Are you a student interested in visiting the Mucem on your own?
Benefit from many advantages!
- free access to permanent exhibitions
- reduced rate for all temporary exhibitions
- reduced rate for all cultural events
*This offer is valid for all young people aged 18 to 25 who are long-term residents of one of the 27 countries of the European Union, students at a French university (excluding Mucem partner universities), young employees, young job seekers, etc.
You're a student in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
As part of a partnership with the CROUS of Aix-Marseille-Avignon, the Mucem now offers free admission to its permanent and temporary exhibitions to all students in the Aix-Marseille academic district.
Your benefits :
- free admission to permanent and temporary exhibitions
- reduced rate for all cultural events
*This offer is valid for all ages; simply show your student ID.
Are you 18 years old? Benefit from the Pass Culture and come to the Mucem
In the year you turn 18, you’ll have access to an application on which you’ll have €300 for 24 months to discover and book local cultural and digital offerings (books, concerts, theater, museums, music lessons, digital subscriptions, etc.).
The Mucem is part of this program, and you can now use the app to book a ticket that grants you access to all of the Mucem’s exhibitions.
Coming as a group
Are you in charge of a group of students and would like to organize a visit to the Mucem for your group?
Benefit from many advantages!
For student groups (8 to 30 people) from BTS programs, IUTs, advanced preparatory classes, student organizations, universities, and institutions of higher education, the Mucem is a place for learning, accessing resources, enjoying outings, sharing ideas, and more.
Throughout the academic year, the Mucem offers a rich program of activities for students to explore.
Guided tours
If you’d like us to take care of everything for your group, we can arrange a tour with our guides. They’ll explain everything to you!
Self-guided group tours
It is possible to visit the museum and its exhibitions independently. In other words, a self-guided tour with prior booking. The visit is prepared by the group leader or can be entrusted to the students, depending on the purpose of the visit, the subjects of interest to the students and the exhibition in relation to the course.
Cultural programming
You and your students are welcome to attend the museum’s various events and activities. Throughout the year, we offer performances, concerts, events, festivals, movies, and lectures.
Depending on your wishes, you can contact us to tell us about your project and find out how to welcome and book your event. For ticketed events, reduced rates apply to students.
Reservations are required for groups
All tours are available by reservation only, every day except Tuesday. Requests must be submitted at least three weeks in advance for guided tours or workshops, and one week before the date of a self-guided tour.
For reasons of comfort, groups are limited to 30 people, including accompanying adults. If your group exceeds this limit, we advise you to book two similar activities at similar times.
Payment Methods: Activities must be paid for in advance by credit card, bank transfer, purchase order, or administrative payment order (for government agencies and public institutions).
Rates
BTS group, IUT, higher preparatory classes or student associations
- Guided tour with a Mucem lecturer: €50 (1h) or €70 (1h30)
- CCR visit: Free (1h30 or 2h)
- Self-guided tour: Free
- Cinema : 4 € / pers.
- Shows: Reduced rate according to category
Universities and colleges group
- Guided tour with a Mucem lecturer: €110 (1h) or €130 (1h30)
- CCR visit: Free (1h30 or 2h)
- Self-guided tour: normal admission rates apply (free for student groups from AMU, IEP Aix-en-Provence, INSEAMM, ENSA-M).
- Cinema : 4 € / pers.
- Shows: Reduced rate according to category
For group leaders: free admission to exhibitions on presentation of a group booking confirmation at the cash desk.
For partner universities and schools: Staff of Aix-Marseille Université (AMU), Beaux-Arts de Marseille and Conservatoire de Marseille Pierre Barbizet – staff of Institut National Supérieur d’Enseignement Artistique Marseille Méditerranée (INSEAMM), École d’Architecture de Marseille (ENSA-M), Sciences Po Aix and one accompanying person. Free admission to all exhibitions and discounts for cultural events are granted on presentation of a valid professional card or, failing this, proof of employment (contract, professional decree).
Research and training
Research and museum professions
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the museum’s scientific activities by participating in events (conferences, workshops, seminars, study days, and training sessions) that help share the humanities and social sciences’ perspective on contemporary societal issues and foster reflection on the museum and its projects. These events can be expanded into customized follow-up activities for students, to be developed in collaboration with interested teachers.
Certificate in “Museums, Cultural Policies, and Regions” — Sciences Po Aix / Mucem
Developed jointly by Sciences Po Aix and the Mucem, this certificate program offers a multidisciplinary approach that combines the humanities and social sciences, cultural policy, and professional expertise.
It provides a comprehensive understanding of how museum institutions operate while developing the skills needed to lead or support cultural projects. Based on case studies, field trips, meetings with professionals, and a group project, the program alternates between academic instruction and hands-on experience at the Mucem. It concludes with a summer school focused on the design and presentation of an exhibition project.
Duration of the training program: January–July 2027
Number of training hours: 60 hours
Locations: Sciences Po Aix and Mucem
Admission Requirements: The program is open to applicants with at least a bachelor’s degree (L2), subject to review of their application materials.
Registration period: October 15, 2026, through December 11, 2026
The Conservation and Resource Centre
At its Conservation and Resource Center (CCR), the Mucem—the successor to the National Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions—preserves more than one million objects and documents, including archives, books, and audio and audiovisual collections. The CCR also houses a library specializing in ethnology and the humanities and social sciences, whose collections—more than 150,000 documents on France, Europe, and the Mediterranean—make it a particularly rich research resource for students.
Visit the Mucem reserves
The CCR offers students free access to an exhibition room and a reading room.
By appointment, visitors can explore the collection in one of the seventeen storerooms. Known as the “appartement-témoin”, the visitable reserve allows visitors to discover a sampling of the collections, with objects of different materials, periods and geographical origins.
The team at the Conservation and Resource Centre will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and to help you explore the site.
Visits to the model apartment on the first Tuesday of the month at 2pm:
- Mail: reservationccr@mucem.org
- Tel: 04.84.35.14.23
The Mucem library
Specializing in ethnology and the human and social sciences, it houses a rich collection of stories, literature and folk art, and holds over 150,000 documents on France, Europe and the Mediterranean. A vast selection of children’s books, comics and magazines is on display in the reading room.
The reading room is open Monday through Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and by appointment from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
A free membership allows you to borrow books and magazines.Explore the Mucem's collections
Some of the materials and collections held by the Mucem can be viewed online using the collections search engine
At the Mucem Conservation and Resource Center (CCR), there is a room dedicated to viewing the collections of objects preserved by the Mucem.
Upon prior request, objects are made available by a curator, who is on hand to answer questions, assist with handling the objects, or direct users to relevant documentation.
Depending on the nature of the request, an appointment may also be arranged with a member of the museum’s conservation staff.
Preparing your visit
Partner schools and universities
