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MUSEUM OF AFRICAN, OCEANIAN AND AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS

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Centre de la Vieille-Charité, 2, rue de la Charité, 13002Marseille, France
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Dating back to 1670, the Hospice of Vieille-Charité was intended to house vagrants and orphans, after a royal edict on "the imprisonment of the poor and beggars". It was Pierre Puget, from Marseille, who became architect of the king, born a few metres away, who made the plans. The building is made up of vaulted galleries and three rows of arcades, with a little austere classic style. A chapel was constructed in the 17th century in the Roman baroque style. Restored after being abandoned for decades, becoming a place of storage for bananas, the architectural complex of this former leper colony now houses a polyculturel centre which includes museums (the museum of Mediterranean archaeology and the museum of African, Oceanian and Amerindian Arts), a library of art, a bookshop and numerous galleries where exhibitions are regularly held. A unique and peaceful place, located in the heart of the Panier district, where you can come to improve your knowledge or to simply stroll. Notice to photographers, the place is particularly beautiful when the sun goes down and the stone of the building takes pink tones.

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Maëliss03
Visited in may 2019
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Superbe bâtiment et les collections sont très bien mises en valeur. Les expositions temporaires valent également le détour.
Michel 64
Visited in april 2018
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Quel bel endroit ! Niché au milieu du quartier du Panier, traditionnel mais qui se boboïse avec élégance, la Vieille Charité rassemble une partie de l'esprit d'un Marseille ouvert sur le monde. Bel collection de ce musée. Cerise sur le gâteau : sont aussi organisées des expositions temporaires souvent très intelligentes, telle celle sur les Voyages imaginaires de Picasso au printemps 2018.
soizic1984
Visited in august 2017
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Un lieu culturel à Marseille incroyable ! J'adore les collections d'arts africains et océaniens. Mais ce musée ne se limite pas à des masques africains ou des têtes réduites. Il y a des parures, des objets du quotidien. La scénographie des lieux est splendide. Et le bâtiment vaut largement une visite !
Caransac
Visited in june 2017
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Une superbe visite des anciens hospices de Marseille recyclés en musée.
Les collections sont magnifiques et retracent l'histoire des civilisations océanienne et amérindienne notamment.
chiste
Visited in january 2017
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Situé au bas du Panier ce magnifique ensemble mérite un détour. Un cloître pour se reposer un peu avant de visiter ce lieu d'art africain et d'expos temporaires toujours très intéressantes .Prévoir un peu de temps car il y a beaucoup à voir .

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