Rounds, visits, trips, excursions… there’s no word for it beginning with M (I just checked on thesaurus.com) so the alliterative appellation of this article was marred!
So on the first Sunday of every month, museums here are free to visit. I think this is a great initiative to promote local culture and history, as well as providing something to do on what is arguably the most boring day of the week, when usually everything is closed.
Previously, Josh and I have made use of the first Sunday of the month free museum entry (FSOTMFME) by visiting Musee Cantini in December, to see its collection of contemporary art, Palais Longchamp in February, which houses both the city’s natural history and fine art museums, and yesterday we went to the Marseille History Museum. That’s different to the natural history museum, as rather than fossils and taxidermy, it was archaeological findings and the history of human settlement in Marseille. Actually I enjoyed this one the most, as with 26 centuries of civilisation here, there was a LOT to see! I was impressed by how thoroughly the museum showed life here through the ages, and the exhibits really sparked the imagination about society, change over time, and human resourcefulness.
Technically, there’s only one more FSOTMFME of this program, so we’ll probably check out Mucem then. Until then, here are a few photos from Palais Longchamp from when we went at the start of February!
There is a pretty decent variety of museums here so we have had the opportunity to get a bit more under the skin of Marseille, and it’s always a nice way to get out and about on a quiet Sunday afternoon every month.
Seven Months in Marseille 