Museum
in Toulon

Musée National de la Marine

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National Maritime Museum
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A true memory of the Arsenal, the National Maritime Museum in Toulon recalls the place of the Navy within this war port and illustrates it with an exceptional collection of boat models.
This art and history museum also evokes maritime life in Toulon from the 18th century to the present day, the history of the arsenal, naval construction, the galleys and the penal colony and the evolution of boats in the Mediterranean from the 17th century. century to the present day through models, relief plans, paintings, sculptures and navigation instruments.

FLASH TOURS / Every Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Free. No reservation required.
In 20 minutes, a museum mediator tells you about a work or a thematic area of ​​the museum: the port of Toulon seen by Joseph Vernet, the royal rope factory of Toulon, life on board in the XNUMXth century, submarines, the carrier Charles-de-Gaulle planes, the galleys and the penal colony…
Theme of each week on the Facebook page.
Services for cyclists

The National Maritime Museum of Toulon is located 400 meters from the V65 cycle path (Rue Robert Guillemard) and is served by multiple cycle paths and greenways in the heart of the city. It has parking for more than 10 bicycles less than 200 meters from its entrance on Place d'Armes. The establishment provides cycle tourists with a drinking water point, toilets, a repair kit for minor damages, an electrical outlet for recharging electrical equipment as well as a list of bicycle rental and repair companies, accommodation marked Accueil Vélo and numerous documents dedicated to cycle routes are available to them.

Service for cruise passengers

Cruise Friendly advantage: reduced rate granted to adult cruise passengers upon presentation of their “boarding pass”

Visitor alert

The museum will be completely closed to the public on Friday June 14 from 10 a.m. to 14 p.m.

2024-05-22

2024-06-15

We speak: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian

Themes:

  • Story
  • Military
  • Arts and culture
  • War memories
  • Local history
  • maritime history

Location details

  • Downtown
  • In the city
  • Public transport stop within 500 m
  • Marina within 500 m
  • Bus stop within 500 m

Visit

Customers

Suitable for: Group reception, School group reception, Special rate for students, Special rate for large families, Special rate for disabled people, Special rate for job seekers, Holiday camp reception

Audio guide language(s)

German, English, Spanish, French, Italian

Individual visit services

  • Unguided individual tours permanently

Group visit services

  • Guided group tours on request

Opening

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Opening hours from February 06 to June 30, 2025
MondayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
WednesdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
ThursdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
FridayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SaturdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SundayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Opening hours from July 01 to August 31, 2025
MondayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
TuesdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
WednesdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
ThursdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
FridayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SaturdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SundayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Opening hours from September 01, 2025 to January 05, 2026
MondayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
WednesdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
ThursdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
FridayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SaturdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SundayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Museum closed in January following the dates of the end-of-year school holidays

Exceptional Closure(s)

  • 01/01/2025
  • 01/05/2025
  • 25/12/2025

Admission fees

Admission feesMin.Max.
Full price
From February 06, 2025 to June 30, 2025
Free for under 26s nationals of the European Union		8 €-
Reduced price
From February 06, 2025 to June 30, 2025		6 €-
Full price
From July 01, 2025 to August 31, 2025
Free for under 26s nationals of the European Union		8 €-
Reduced price
From July 01, 2025 to August 31, 2025		6 €-
Audio guide extra: €2

Payment methods

  • Bank / credit card
  • Cheque
  • Classic Holiday Vouchers
  • Cash

Services

Equipments

  • Elevator
  • Toilets
  • defibrillator
  • Parking nearby
  • Vestiaire Collective

Services

  • Educational visits
  • Theme visit
  • Shop
  • Tourist routes
  • Tourist Documentation
  • Tourist information
  • Reservation of services
  • Free visits
  • Guided tours
  • photo spot
  • Accessible by stroller

Activities on site

  • Animation
  • Children's entertainment
  • Concert
  • Temporary exhibitions
  • Permanent exhibition

Home animals

Pets are not accepted

Adapted tourism

  • Tourism and Handicap brand - hearing impairment
  • Tourism and Handicap brand - mental disability
  • Tourism and Handicap brand - motor impairment
  • Tourism and Handicap brand - visual impairment
Adapted service: Services adapted for hearing impairment, Services adapted for mental impairment, Services adapted for visual impairment, Accessible in a wheelchair independently, Reserved space for people with reduced mobility, Hard surface, Clear circulation area, Furniture/reception counter adapted for people in wheelchairs, WC + grab bar + circulation space, Possibility of dropping someone off in front of the site, Visual alarm with flashing light, Magnetic loop available at reception, Presence of pictograms and/or simplified visuals of adapted signage (texts/images), Documentation available in Braille and/or large print, Presentation of the place accessible to visually impaired people at reception, Reception staff aware of welcoming people with disabilities, Visit assistance tools, Accessible service with assistance for a blind person, Non-glare lighting throughout the site, Visit assistance devices, Documentation in Easy French, Presence of seating or sit-stand areas

Hearing impairment

The audio guide can be equipped with a magnetic induction loop on request.
Price of €2 for people benefiting from free entry.
Commentaries are available in French, English, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.

Physical disability

Visit the museum independently
The entire building is accessible to people with reduced mobility and people in wheelchairs. An elevator is available on request at reception and provides access to the 1st floor of the museum.

Visual impairment

A braille booklet is available free of charge at reception. It presents the old monumental gate of the arsenal and the evolution of the port of Toulon through relief plans.

Throughout the route, you will be able to discover:

1 tactile model of a 74-gun ship
1 tactile model of a galley
1 object from the permanent collections to touch: a contemporary naval torpedo.

Mental handicap

Mediators are used to presenting collections to people with mental disabilities.

Address

Place Monsenergue
Quai de Norfolk
83000 Toulon
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