Plan your visit
Centre de la Vieille Charité Museum is a rewarding stop for art, history and curious minds. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Centre de la Vieille Charité Museum
In the heart of the old Panier quarter of Marseille, the Vieille Charité is one of the city's architectural masterpieces, a magnificent 17th-century almshouse designed by the great Marseille architect and sculptor Pierre Puget. Built around a serene arcaded courtyard with a beautiful domed Baroque chapel at its centre, this former charitable hospice is now a superb cultural centre housing important museums, notably of Mediterranean archaeology and of African, Oceanian and Amerindian arts. Its harmonious pink-stone galleries, arcades and chapel make the building itself a work of art and a venue for major exhibitions. Beautiful, tranquil and richly cultural, the Vieille Charité is a jewel of Marseille's heritage, combining superb Baroque architecture with world-class collections — an essential stop for anyone exploring the history, art and cultures gathered in this great Mediterranean port.