MUCEM (Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations)

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The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MUCEM) is a major national museum in Marseille dedicated to the history and cultures of Europe and the Mediterranean, renowned for its striking contemporary architecture on the city’s waterfront.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural institution → museum → national museum →
abbreviation	MuCEM →
alsoKnownAs	Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée →
architect	Rudy Ricciotti →
architecturalStyle	contemporary architecture →
coArchitect	Roland Carta →
collectionSize	over 1,000,000 objects →
collectionType	archaeological objects → contemporary art → ethnographic collections → historical documents → photographs →
country	France →
dedicatedTo	cultures of Europe → cultures of the Mediterranean → history of Europe → history of the Mediterranean →
focusesOn	European civilizations → Mediterranean civilizations →
governingBody	French Ministry of Culture →
hasExhibitionType	permanent exhibitions → temporary exhibitions →
hasFacility	auditorium → bookshop → restaurant →
hasPart	Conservation and Resources Center → Fort Saint-Jean site → J4 building →
hasViewOf	Mediterranean Sea → Port of Marseille →
heritageDesignation	Musée de France →
inception	2013 →
locatedIn	Europe → Marseille → Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur →
locatedNear	Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde → Fort Saint-Jean →
locatedOnWaterfront	Vieux-Port of Marseille →
materialUsed	concrete → glass →
notableFeature	footbridge linking museum to Fort Saint-Jean → perforated concrete lattice façade → seafront terraces →
opened	2013 →
openingOccasion	Marseille European Capital of Culture 2013 →
predecessor	Musée national des Arts et Traditions Populaires →
touristAttraction	true →
website	https://www.mucem.org →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
MUCEM ("Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée") →	alsoKnownAs
Marseille →	hasMuseum