Musée d'Histoire de Marseille

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Lonely Planet review

A fascinating insight into Marseille's composited cultural heritage, the Musée d'Histoire de Marseille has some extraordinary exhibits such as the remains of a merchant vessel discovered by chance in the Vieux Port in 1974, which plied the surrounding waters back in the early 3rd century AD. To preserve the soaked and decaying wood, it was freeze-dried right where it now sits behind glass.

Fragments of Roman buildings unearthed during the construction of the Centre Bourse shopping centre can be seen outside the museum in the Jardin des Vestiges (Garden of Ruins), which fronts rue Henri Barbusse (1er).