The whole history of Fort Saint-Jean at the Officers' Gallery

This is probably the first visit you will make, once your suitcases have been placed in your room. Take the pedestrian Old Port towards the MUCEM and stop at Fort-Saint Jean. 

The MUCEM, 500 meters walk from your hotel

A brand new space awaits you at Fort Saint-Jean.

It opened its doors this summer. it's about the Officers Gallery which invites you on a visual walk through the history of the Marseille fortress.

From the founding of Massalia to the opening of MUCEM, This route helps you better understand the metamorphoses of the Fort Saint-Jean site.

Its history is closely linked to that of Marseille and the Mediterranean basin.

© Robert Valette – Fort Saint Jean and the Old Port 

A corridor of time to discover the bowels of the fort

Ancient site chosen by the Phocaean navigators, over the centuries it became a sort of architectural mille-feuille.

Films, models and interactive devices go back in time and show you the remains of a church, the rise for the cannons, the vaulted passages, and the barracks buildings of the Foreign Legion that Fort Saint-Jean hosted.

The route is chronological.

It is composed of 5 steps at the end of which you receive historical significance that this listed monument has always had in Marseille.

Join the MUCEM

2 options are available to you:

  • Walk along it Fort Saint Jean by promenade by the sea and watch the boats enter the Marseille harbor.
  • Exceed it Garden of Migrations and take the metal footbridge. Contemplate the breathtaking view of the Old Port. You arrive on the roof of the MUCEM.

The Officers' Gallery > An exhibition to discover at Fort Saint-Jean until July 14, 2021

© Featured Image – Toutaitanous – the interior of Fort Saint Jean and its relaxation area

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