Family summer vacations © Fanny Dreyer / Mucem
Family summer vacations © Fanny Dreyer / Mucem

Family summer vacations

From Saturday, July 4, 2026 to Monday, August 31, 2026

Young Audiences

Summer in Marseille means sea, sun… and the Mucem!

In July and August, there’s always something (air-conditioned!) to do with the whole family at the museum. Between playful visits and creative or well-being workshops, you can also sunbathe and daydream in front of the blue Mediterranean…

ll our workshops are conducted in French.

 

Events (7)

Free of charge

Butter Pasta

Psychologists to listen to families

  • Young Audiences
One Sunday a month, Mucem offers free, drop-in listening sessions led by psychologists from the "Les Pâtes au Beurre" network, to discuss parenting issues from 11am to 1pm.
For 5 months, maternity, child-parent relationships, mothers and their concerns are at the heart of the “Bonnes Mères” exhibition at Mucem. One Sunday a month between March and July, psychologists welcome you free of charge, anonymously and without appointment, to discuss your parenting concerns in a friendly setting. Over tea, coffee and a snack, come and meet the professionals in the “Pâtes au Beurre” network. Parents, parents-to-be, parents-in-law and grandparents are...

Popular baby

  • Young Audiences-
  • Guided Tour
Sensory visit inspired by object theater for 18 months - 3 years
In this sensory visit, inspired by object theater and specially adapted for toddlers, we meet a little sheep in search of its bell… With its thousand and one treasures, the “Populaire? Treasures from the collections” is an invitation to awaken their senses and their appetite for discovery. Because there’s no age limit for learning about (and marveling at) the world of museums!

An object, a story

  • Young Audiences-
  • Workshop
Family storytelling tour for children aged 3 to 6
Have you ever visited “Populaire? Treasures from the collections”? The objects on display, from the simplest to the most spectacular, all have something to tell us… like the story told by the wise and slightly mad Nasreddine, whom everyone loved to listen to. In an imaginary country in the East, the palace peacock sets out to find the most beautiful gift for the little prince’s birthday… but what would be the ideal present among all the treasures in the...
Fashion sense © Fanny Dreyer, Mucem

Fashion sense

  • Young Audiences-
  • Guided Tour-
  • Workshop
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!
Baby Mama Mia © Fanny Dreyer, Mucem

Baby Mamma mia

  • Young Audiences-
  • Guided Tour
Sensory tour of the "Bonnes mères" exhibition for children aged 18 months to 3 years.
An emotional tour of the relationship between mothers and children. Through works of art and objects from antiquity to the present day, children discover how motherhood has changed over time, and how precious the bond with their mothers is.
Exposition "Bonnes Mères", Mars 2025, Mucem © Adèle Mélice-Dodart

Histoires de mamans

  • Jeune Public-
  • Môme (6-11 ans)-
  • Visite Guidée
Dans cette visite contée et sensorielle pour les 6-11 ans, les enfants voyagent à la découverte de la maternité en Méditerranée en découvrant différentes œuvres de l’exposition « Bonnes Mères ». 
Dans cette visite contée et sensorielle, les enfants voyagent à la découverte de la maternité en Méditerranée en découvrant différentes œuvres de l’exposition « Bonnes Mères ».  Abordée à travers la métaphore de l’arbre généalogique, elle leur propose de réfléchir à la question des liens les unissant à leurs mères, mais également à la place de la figure maternelle, à la grossesse, au travail domestique et à la transmission. En collaboration avec la compagnie L’air de dire.
Free of charge
Exposition

Un autre regard sur la maternité

Visite et échanges avec une professionnelle de la naissance dans l’exposition « Bonnes Mères »

  • Visite Guidée
Le Mucem invite tous les parents ou futurs parents à découvrir l’exposition « Bonnes Mères » en compagnie d’une sage-femme.
Lors de cette visite, elle partage son regard sur certaines œuvres et thématiques de l’exposition, et vous propose un moment d’échange avec elle et les autres participants afin d’explorer ensemble une autre vision de la maternité. La visite inclut également un temps dédié pour poser vos questions et dialoguer avec des professionnelles. En partenariat avec l’AP-HM et les sage-femmes Isabelle Patot et Linda Yacoubi