​​🇫🇷 Marseille Must-See | MuCEM: Where Everyday Life Becomes Art 🏛️

Tired of stuffy royal jewels? ​​MuCEM​​ (Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations) flips the script—celebrating ordinary people’s extraordinary creativity! ​​🌟 Why It’s Special​​ ​​No Crowns, Just Craft​​: Exhibits spotlight fishermen’s tools, weavers’ looms, and farmers’ pottery—humble objects, epic stories. ​​Top 5 in France​​: Proof that brilliant curation beats big budgets 🎨. ​​🖼️ Standout Piece: Jannis Kounellis’ Iron & Feathers​​ ​​The Story​​: A crushed bird wing under an iron symbolizes ​​Artemisia Gentileschi​​—a 17th-century painter who fought sexism to become Florence’s first female art academy student. ​​The Trauma​​: Her rapist (a “fellow artist”) was exiled… but only after she endured torture during the trial. ​​The Message​​: Feathers = women’s silenced voices demanding to finally be heard. ​​💡 Visiting Tips​​ ​​Roof Walk​​: Cross the aerial bridge to the ​​Fort Saint-Jean​​ for harbor views 🌊. ​​Free Days​​: First Sundays of the month! ​​Skip If​​: You only care about Monet and Louis XIV 👑. ​​#MuCEM #PeopleOverKings​ # MuseumsWorthVisiting