The Mediterranean Archeology Museum is housed within the Centre de Vieille Charité. This museum boasts a number of outstanding artifacts, including some beautiful pottery and glass. It has a classic antiquity collection, including items from the Near-East, Greece, Cyprus and Etruria.

This 17th century building was built to house the poor and needy. It is situated in the heart of the Panier district and represents a beautiful Baroque chapel in a large courtyard. Centre de la Vieille Charité now includes the Museum of Mediterranean Archeology, the Museum of African, South Seas and American Indian Arts and other temporary exhibits.

African, Oceanic and American Indians Art Museum has an exceptional collection of objects from three continents. The exhibition is displayed in three areas. The first room is devoted to African art, the second room focuses on the Oceanic and American Indian collections and the third is reserved for the collection of Mexican popular art.

This museum houses exhibits and artifacts from the Roman docks and warehouses that were discovered on this site in 1947. This museum exhibits one of the world's rarest collections of dolia, large earthenware jars that Romans used to store oil. Other artifacts in the museum are from underwater archaeological finds in the waters around Marseilles.

This museum is dedicated to the city's seafaring commercial past. The paintings, engravings and models recapture the economic history of the Port of Marseille since the 16th century. Models of ships depict Marseille's strong ties with the sea, including trade, life in port, its maritime history and the history of Marseilles, especially from the 17th century to the present. The model boats are outstanding.

This 17th century mansion is home to a renowned collection of fauvist and surrealist art. It has a tremendous collection of sculptures, collages, faïence and paintings of many French artists including Bacon, Matisse and Picasso.

This ancient port complex was built in the 19th century in the right wing of Palais Longchamp. Marseille's Natural History Museum houses an impressive, vast and diverse collection of artifacts from the natural world, archaeological findings and documents.

The Fine Arts Museum of Marseille is one of the oldest in France. It was founded soon after the French Revolution. The museum displays paintings from France, Italy and Belgium dating from the 17th through the 19th century, by artists such as David, Daumier, Courbet, Rubens, Perugino and others.