Centre de la Vieille Charité
A jewel of 17th century French classicism, the Centre de la Vieille Charité houses the Museum of Mediterranean Archaeology (MAM), the International Poetry Centre of Marseille (CiPM) and a cinema.
The monumental and rigorous lines of the Vieille Charité, on three superimposed levels, alternate spectacularly with the baroque-inspired chapel that adorns its courtyard. One of the most exceptional monuments in Marseille, it combines Roman inspirations reminiscent of Francesco Borromini and a majestic porch, executed during the Second Empire by the architect
Blanchet. Its design and the majesty of its interior spaces have left their mark on the minds of artists to this day. Le Corbusier admired it at the turn of the 1940s, when he himself was working on the construction of the Cite Radieuse. This dialogue between past and present continues today.
As an exhibition space devoted to the presentation of monumental works by some of the most important contemporary artists on the international scene, including Sophie Calle, Christian Boltanski, Erwin Wurm and Paola Pivi during the period 2018-2021, the chapel inspires the most innovative creators. A rich programme, open to the most diverse currents of contemporary creation, makes it one of the major venues for the exhibition of contemporary art in the South of France and around the Mediterranean.
A jewel of 17th century French classicism, the Centre de la Vieille Charité houses the Museum of Mediterranean Archaeology (MAM), the International Poetry Centre of Marseille (CiPM) and a cinema.
The monumental and rigorous lines of the Vieille Charité, on three superimposed levels, alternate spectacularly with the baroque-inspired chapel that adorns its courtyard. One of the most exceptional monuments in Marseille, it combines Roman inspirations reminiscent of Francesco Borromini and a majestic porch, executed during the Second Empire by the architect
Blanchet. Its design and the majesty of its interior spaces have left their mark on the minds of artists to this day. Le Corbusier admired it at the turn of the 1940s, when he himself was working on the construction of the Cite Radieuse. This dialogue between past and present continues today.
As an exhibition space devoted to the presentation of monumental works by some of the most important contemporary artists on the international scene, including Sophie Calle, Christian Boltanski, Erwin Wurm and Paola Pivi during the period 2018-2021, the chapel inspires the most innovative creators. A rich programme, open to the most diverse currents of contemporary creation, makes it one of the major venues for the exhibition of contemporary art in the South of France and around the Mediterranean.
Programme
Baya, an Algerian heroine of modern art
The Centre de la Vieille Charité presents the first major monographic exhibition devoted to the Algerian artist Fatma Haddad Mahieddine, internationally known under the pseudonym Baya. Admired by André Breton, Aimé Maeght and Albert Camus since the early 1940s, Baya contributed fully to the development of modernity on both sides of the Mediterranean. Benefiting from loans from the Cnap, the Picasso Museum, the Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac Museum, the exhibition returns to the whole of its research, in close dialogue with works of Matisse, Picasso, Braque, Denis Martinez and a set of objects from the Algerian heritage that have richly nourished the colorful, musical and energetic universe of Baya.
Access
Center de la Vieille Charité
2 rue de la Charité, 13002 Marseille
+33 (0)4 91 14 58 80 or 46
musees.marseille.fr
Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 6pm.
Closed on Mondays, except for Easter and Pentecost Mondays.
Closed on the following days: January 1, May 1, November 1 and 11 and December 25.
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