The Musée Cantini is a museum in Marseilles that has been open to the public since 1936. The museum specializes in modern art, especially paintings from the first half of the twentieth century.
The musée Cantini building was built in 1694 for the Compagnie du Cap Nègre. The company ran into financial difficulties and the building was sold in 1709 to Dominique de Montgrand great-grandfather of Jean-Baptiste-Jacques-Guy-Thérèse de Montgrand, future Mayor of Marseille. The building was then sold to Louis Joseph Chaudoin in 1801 and to Dieudonné Bernadac in 1816. In 1888, it was acquired by Jules Cantini who bequeathed it to the City of Marseille in 1916, with the stipulation that it was to become a museum of decorative arts. The museum was opened in 1936.
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
Wednesday | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
Thursday | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
Friday | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
Saturday | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
Sunday | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
Christiane Rocca | Mar 21, 2018
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Bastien Boussau | Dec 9, 2016
Nice little museum with quality temporary exhibits.
ghibif ghib | Aug 18, 2017
Really cool museum with lots of great art.
perth severine | Mar 2, 2018
Une collection magnifique et souvent renouvelée, personnel très professionnel. De quoi mettre Marseille à la hauteur de ce qui se fait dans les grandes capitales!
georges Fauché | Jan 5, 2018
Les expositions dart, sont aérées et lumineuses, on y passe du bon temps.
Wesley Clawson | May 21, 2018
The exhibition is good, but the layout of the museum is lacking.
B D | May 21, 2018
J'ai essayé par deux fois de visiter ce musée. A chaque fois, portes fermées alors que le site annonce que le musée est ouvert (et il se s'agissait pas d'un jour spécial ou ferié). Bref exaspéré, j'ai appelé le musée devant la porte fermée pour tomber sur une personne qui me dit que le musée est bien fermé sans aucune explication... Aucune explication sur les panneaux d'informations non plus... Est-ce ainsi à Marseille, on ouvre quand on veut et on ferme sans prendre la peine d'informer les potentiels visiteurs ?
Sylvie Falzone | Jun 7, 2018
A beautiful museum building with good team. Nice exhibition even if i though there'll be more paints from Cézanne, Degas and Courbet.
Rafael Llana | Jul 3, 2018
Would’ve been better if it was free since it’s an opportunity to share their culture and art to the world. Seems small from the outside. Went through the metal detector, into the cashier. Tried to ask whether there’s a ticket fee, but the cashier couldn’t speak English. I tried to ask how much but I don’t think she understood me. So i just left. A pity as I do like Cezanne and Degas. Also, yesterday the museum was closed during timed we attempted to visit it. They should state clearly outside that there’s an entry fee.
John Hinkey | Jul 13, 2018
Great little museum!
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