This private mansion built in 1694 by the 'compagnie du Cap Nègre' had been bought in 1709 by the family de Montgrand. They own it until 1801.
Many owners succeeded one another ' le cercle des phocéens' remains more than half a century installed in 1836. Before being acquired by Jules Cantini, important marble worker who was involved in construction of differents kind of many civil and religious buildings in Marseille during the Second Empire.
Great armateur of Art , Jules Cantini donated it to the city in 1916 to be used as a museum for the art of our time.
This amazing cultural establishment in Marseille is is devoted to a 'modern' period 20 th century from 1900 to 1960's.
The collection includes some of the important individuals of the twentieth century such as Henri Matisse, oskar Kokoschka, Pablo Picasso, Jean Arp, Alberto Giacometti, Balthus, Antonin Artaud and Francis Bacon.
Accessible for disabled
Services offered
Quality standards
Quality standards
Famille plus
Tourisme et handicapAccessibility
Accessibility
Hearing disability
Mental disability
Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
Tourism and handicap
Tourism and handicap
Marque Tourisme et Handicap - déficience auditive
Marque Tourisme et Handicap - déficience mentale
Marque Tourisme et Handicap - déficience motriceRates
Rates
Free access.
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Payment methods
Payment methods
Payment methods
CashAccepted customers
Accepted customers
- Groups
Openings
Openings
Monday
09:00 - 18:00
Tuesday
09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
09:00 - 18:00
Thursday
09:00 - 18:00
Friday
09:00 - 18:00
Saturday
09:00 - 18:00
Sunday
09:00 - 18:00
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
09:00 - 18:00
Thursday
09:00 - 18:00
Friday
09:00 - 18:00
Saturday
09:00 - 18:00
Sunday
09:00 - 18:00
Localisation
Localisation
Contact Musée Cantini (art museum)
- musees.marseille.fr
Spoken languages
Spoken languages
Environment
Environment
- Subway station < 500 m
- Town location
- In centre of town
- Close to a public transportation
- Bus stop < 500 m
