Méditerranées

To mark its 10th anniversary, the Mucem invites visitors to explore the richness of its European and Mediterranean collections through a new permanent exhibition.

From Greco-Roman antiquity to the present day, via the colonial period, the exhibition immerses visitors in the history of plural and imagined “Mediterraneans.”

This permanent exhibition unfolds in several episodes, with its presentation set to be renewed through 2030: “Méditerranées” will be regularly enriched with new masterpieces from art history, new treasures from the collections, and new rare pieces, recently acquired or loaned, opening up new paths and new horizons for embracing these Mediterraneans.

The exhibition presents more than 300 objects and documents, half of which are from the Mucem collections.

Throughout the exhibition, contemporary artworks address issues facing the Mediterranean today. They were created by artists Francis Alÿs, Ziad Antar, Hélène Bellenger, Nidhal Chamekh, Joseph Eid (AFP), Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani, Mouna Karray, Fatima Mazmouz, Selma and Sofiane Ouissi, Maria Varela, and Théo Mercier, who was invited to “infiltrate” the exhibition route with the kind participation of the Department of Underwater and Submarine Archaeological Research (DRASSM).