
Family summer vacations
From Saturday, July 4, 2026 to Monday, August 31, 2026
Young AudiencesThis summer, the Mucem offers a program as big as children’s imaginations!
Sensory tours for toddlers, creative workshops to introduce children to fashion, storytelling tours to escape to the Mediterranean or exploring the bonds between children and their mothers: all summer long, Mucem’s family program combines play, discovery and well-being for children aged 18 months to 11 years.
What if museums were the best way to spend the summer?
Events (7)

Popular baby
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!
Le Monday, Jul 6, 2026
Jusqu'au Saturday, Sep 12, 2026
de 10h30 à 11h
J4 / Collection gallery - Ground floor

Butter Pasta
Psychologists to listen to families
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...
Le Sunday, Jun 21, 2026
Jusqu'au Sunday, Jul 5, 2026
J4 / Salle d'atelier - 1er étage

Fashion sense
Transmission is at the heart of fashion designer Mossi Traoré’s work. After discovering the exhibition “Mossi Traoré, la mode aussi” at the Mucem, children will follow in the designer’s footsteps, taking part in a workshop combining materials and shapes, urban art and artisan know-how. By the end of the workshop, they’ll have made their own object: a key ring featuring motifs inspired by the exhibition. It’s sure to inspire new vocations in dressmaking! In...
Le Sunday, Jul 12, 2026
Jusqu'au Sunday, Aug 23, 2026
de 16h à 17h30
J4 / Island workshop

An object, a story
In the “Popular? Treasures from the collections”, the objects, from the simplest to the most spectacular, all have something to tell children! During this storytelling tour for the whole family, they’ll discover the story of Nasreddine, a slightly mad wise man who 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...
Le Saturday, Jun 6, 2026
Jusqu'au Saturday, Sep 26, 2026
J4 / Collection gallery - Ground floor

Baby Mamma mia
As they discover the “Bonnes Mères” exhibition, toddlers take part in an immersive experience by “entering” a painting in the exhibition! By manipulating objects linked to a work of art, they awaken their senses and curiosity. This special moment enables them to explore mother-child relationships and better understand how precious the bond between them and their mothers is. In collaboration with L’air de dire.
Le Saturday, Jun 13, 2026
Jusqu'au Saturday, Aug 29, 2026
de 10h30 à 11h
J4 / Showroom - R+2

Mothers' stories
In this storytelling and sensory tour, children travel on a journey of discovery of maternity in the Mediterranean, as they explore various works from the “Bonnes Mères” exhibition. Approached through the metaphor of the family tree, it invites them to reflect on the ties that bind them to their mothers, but also on the place of the maternal figure, pregnancy, domestic work and transmission. In collaboration with compagnie L’air de dire.
Le Friday, Jul 10, 2026
Jusqu'au Friday, Aug 28, 2026
de 16h30 à 17h30
J4 / Showroom - R+2

Another look at motherhood
Visit and chat with a birth professional in the "Bonnes Mères" exhibition
During this visit, she shares her views on some of the works and themes in the exhibition, and invites you to share a moment of exchange with her and the other participants, so that together we can explore a different vision of motherhood. The tour also includes time for questions and discussions with professionals. In partnership with AP-HM and midwives Isabelle Patot and Linda Yacoubi
Le Sunday, Jun 21, 2026
Jusqu'au Sunday, Jul 5, 2026
de 10h30 à 12h
J4 / Showroom - R+2