An exhibition organized by the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations in Marseille, France, presents a brand new have a look at historical past, reported AFP, quoted by BTA.
The intention is to introduce guests to the viewpoint of African, Asian, American and different peoples.
It is very important perceive that Europeans managed to position themselves on the middle of the world, however different nations and empires did it too, defined the organizers of the exhibition.
“Europe doesn’t have a monopoly on historiography both by way of the narrative or the angle on the previous,” mentioned historian Pierre Sengaravelou, who’s among the many exhibition’s curators.
The exhibition is a journey by means of area and time due to greater than 150 displays – geographical maps, manuscripts, archaeological finds, work, textiles. Lots of them are on public show for the primary time.
With practically 45,000 sqm spreaded over three websites, the Mucem is a must-see in Marseille.
It’s positioned on the entrance to the port, on the J4 harbor mole and in Fort Saint-Jean: two locations extremely symbolic of town’s present growth and its age.
A authorities mission supported by the Ministry of Tradition and Communication, the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations, the primary main nationwide museum devoted to the civilizations of the Mediterranean for the twenty first century and directed by Bruno Suzzarelli, opened its doorways in Marseille on the seventh of June 2013. It has rapidly change into one of the visited museums in Marseille. The museum’s collections are preserved on the ‘Belle de Mai’ within the Conservation and Useful resource Heart.
Picture: MUCEM Musée des Civilisations, de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée /
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