Museum of the Decorative Arts, Fashion and Ceramics explained

Location:8th arrondissement of Marseille, France

The Museum of the Decorative Arts, Fashion and Ceramics (French: Musée des Arts décoratifs, de la Faïence et de la Mode) is a French museum opened to the public on 15 June 2013, in Château Borély.[1] It is located at 132, Avenue Clot-Bey, Marseille.[2]

The museum contains the collections of the former Musée de la Faïence de Marseille (Faience Museum) at Château Pastré, Fashion Museum, the decorative arts collections of the Musée Cantini, Museum of Old Marseille, as well as furniture from Borély. It has a total of 200 items of furniture, 563 decorative art objects, 750 ceramic pieces, 5,600 fashion items, 1,600 accessories and 100 perfume bottles.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opening of the Château Borély, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, de la Faïence et de la Mode . June 2013 . Marseille-Provence 2013 European Capital of Culture . 2 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150404033023/http://www.mp2013.fr/evenements/2013/06/ouverture-du-chateau-borely-musee-des-arts-decoratifs-de-la-faience-et-de-la-mode/?lang=en . 4 April 2015 .
  2. Web site: Museum of the Decorative Arts, Fashion and Ceramics.
  3. Web site: Marseille tourisme.