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Maritime Museum, Maritime Museum in Palais de la Bourse, Marseille, France

The Maritime Museum holds 500,000 pieces, including 14,000 paintings, 1,300 indigenous art objects, masterpieces, scale models, and navigation instruments.

Originally established in 1934 as a merchant marine museum, the collections were dispersed during World War II before relocating to the Palais de la Bourse in 1969.

The museum preserved local maritime heritage through exhibitions focusing on Marseille's economic activities, including trade, navigation, and maritime industries until 2018.

Following its closure in May 2018, the collections were transferred to MUCEM conservation centers, Marseille Museums including MAAOA, and departmental archives.

In March 2022, the Aix-Marseille Chamber of Commerce conducted an auction of local heritage works from the museum's collection.

Location: Marseille

Official opening: 1989

Website: http://patrimoine.ccimp.com/musee.htm

GPS coordinates: 43.29610,5.37528

Latest update: March 9, 2025 04:31

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