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The Museum of Africa 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 The Museum of Africa
Housed in the magnificent Vieille Charité, a Baroque former almshouse in the heart of Marseille's Panier quarter, the Museum of African, Oceanian and Amerindian Arts (MAAOA) is devoted to the arts and cultures of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas. Its striking collections gather masks, sculptures, ritual objects and ornaments of great beauty and power, from West African masks to Oceanian carvings and pre-Columbian artefacts, displayed in a way that highlights their artistry and spiritual meaning. Set within Pierre Puget's elegant 17th-century architecture around a beautiful arcaded courtyard, the museum offers a fascinating window onto the world's non-European civilisations. Rich, thought-provoking and beautifully housed, the MAAOA is one of the cultural jewels of Marseille and a compelling introduction to the arts of distant peoples.