Journées Européennes du Patrimoine au Mémorial des déportations

Guided tours at the Memorial to the Deportees.

For its 43rd edition, the European Heritage Days will take place on Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20, 2026, under the theme "Photography Heritage".

˃ Self-guided visit of the Memorial to the Deportees and its exhibition "Marseille 1900-1943. the bad reputation" At the foot of Fort Saint-Jean, the Memorial to the Deportees recalls Marseille’s role during the Second World War, the anti-Semitic persecutions, and the policies of exclusion and repression implemented by the Vichy regime, leading to the deportation of thousands of men, women and children. The January 1943 roundups, a major event in the city’s urban and memorial history, are extensively presented through various displays. The exhibition "Marseille, 1900-1943, the Bad Reputation" aims to explore the beginnings of this catastrophe, showing that, although nothing was predetermined, the unthinkable was made possible by the accumulation of representations attached to the history of Marseille—particularly its old neighborhoods—and by an overwhelming imaginary: a bad reputation. Prémices, an immersive and artistic audiovisual creation. Saturday, September 19 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. (last admission at 5:30 p.m.) Sunday, September 20 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. (last admission at 5:30 p.m.)

˃ Discussion point about the Memorial to the Deportees and its exhibition "Marseille 1900-1943. the bad reputation" Laurence Garson, the site manager, will be available to answer questions about the Memorial to the Deportees and the exhibition "Marseille, 1900-1943, the Bad Reputation". Saturday from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., continuously, with free access