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Opens Tuesday at 8:45 AM

La Belle de Mai, Marseille

🏭"steeped in history (former tobacco factories)"
📜Hold records dating back to the 17th century
🌊Runs until April 2026

Housed in a former tobacco factory next to La Friche, these archives trace how Marseille's 50 kilometers of coastline transformed from medieval fishing villages to modern harbors. The free exhibition "Entre terre et Mer" uses maps and documents to reveal a shoreline constantly reshaped by human ambition and natural forces, with sobering relevance for today's climate challenges.

Free entry
Heritage building
Genealogy research
Coastal history
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Upcoming events

Tuesday, Aug 25
L'art et la matière. Maquettes marseillaises

L'art et la matière. Maquettes marseillaises

August 25

La Belle de Mai

Industrial archives, miniature city

Escape Game aux Archives Municipales : partez sur les traces du Livre rouge

Escape Game aux Archives Municipales : partez sur les traces du Livre rouge

August 25 at 2pm

La Belle de Mai

Archival mystery adventure

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