Mucem — Marseille
Scenography of the 350-seat auditorium at the museum of Mediterranean civilisations.
A national museum built at the entrance to Marseille's Vieux-Port, the MuCEM presents the cultures of the Mediterranean from a comparative, multidisciplinary standpoint. The first transfer of a national museum to a regional metropolis, it brings together across 15,000 m² collections of close to a million works and objects.
Set below the building, in the corner of two glazed façades that can be blacked out by motorized curtains, the 350-seat auditorium hosts lectures and readings with or without video, live performance, choreography suited to the limits of the stage, digital and 35 mm film cinema, as well as concerts by small and medium-sized ensembles.
It is accordingly fitted with stage and audiovisual installations allowing these meeting, cultural and festive events to be programmed in professional conditions. The auditorium also benefits from an independent entrance and an adjoining space, the Forum, for reception, exhibition stands or workshops.
