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The Musée Cantini, in Marseille, is housed in a fine mansion. It appeals to young painting lovers and their parents alike.
Its permanent galleries show Fauvist works, such as L'Estaque painted by Dufy or the pine wood at Cassis seen by Derain, as well as Surrealist and modern works by Picasso, Balthus and Giacometti. The museum also holds many high-quality temporary exhibitions.
The Marseille History Museum, founded in 1983, is devoted to the history of the city of Marseille.
A replica of the Cosquer cave, the decorated underwater cave of the calanques, on the edge of Marseille's Old Port.
Unique of its kind, the MuCEM (Museum of Civilisations of Europe and the Mediterranean), in Marseille, is entirely devoted to the cultures of Europe and the Mediterranean.
Created in 1819, the museum moved into the right wing of the Palais Longchamp in 1869. It brings together elements of fauna and flora, living or fossilised.
The Marseille Fine Arts Museum, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, is one of the town's main museums.
The Motorbike Museum brings together a collection over 4 floors tracing a century of motorcycle history with more than 120 machines.