Open since 1983 and renovated for 2013 to mark the year of "Marseille-Provence, European Capital of Culture", Marseille History Museum is all about the city formerly known as Massalia and is located near the Vieux-Port, on a site where construction work led to the discovery of many Greek, Roman and medieval relics, including the famous wall of Crinas dating from the 3rd century B.C.
From the city's foundation circa 600 B.C. to the present day, the museum invites visitors to learn about nearly 2,600 years of history, thanks to its 4,000 exhibits and hundreds of multimedia displays.
Spread across over 15,000 m², between the museum itself, with its screen-printed glass façade and the ancient harbour site that has been preserved in the garden, learn all about Marseille, France's oldest city and a port open to the Mediterranean.
For children, special areas designed for young people called History's Ports of Call (Les Escales de l'Histoire) provide an easy way to understand the different stages in the Phocaean city's history.
Don't miss the Historic Way (Voie Historique) trail, a road between Marseille History Museum and the MuCEM, going from east to west through the city's ancient centre.
