“Mucem has the civilisations of Europe and the Mediterranean in a contemporary context. The museum has a permanent collection charting the historical and cultural cross-fertilisation in the Mediterranean basin. Mucem is a museum of European and Mediterranean civilisation founded in 2013. The 17th-century Fort Saint-Jean is a former port terminal called J4 located next to the Mucem. The new building and Fort Saint-Jean are linked by a high footbridge, 130 m (430 ft) long. The museum has exhibits on two levels, with the ground floor housing permanent collections and bookshops. The museum also has an underground auditorium seating 400. Mucem gives central prominence to the Mediterranean on an international level.”
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