The Château Borély is a chateau in the southern part of
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
, France. Associated with Borély park and Marseille Borély golf course, it has been listed as a historical monument since 1936, and has housed the Museum of Decorative Arts, Earthenware and Fashion since Marseille-Provence 2013
with its rich original decor.
History
The chateau was built in the eighteenth century for
Louis Borély (1692–1768), a rich merchant of Marseille. It was donated to the city in the nineteenth century. For several years it hosted the archaeological museum. The chateau is located in the current
Parc Borély.
There are plans to transfer the Faïence Museum ''(
Musée de la Faïence de Marseille
The Musée de la Faïence de Marseille was a museum in southern Marseille, France, dedicated to faience, a type of pottery. It opened to the public in June 1995 in Château Pastré at 157, Avenue de Montredon 13008 Marseille. It closed on 31 Decem ...
)'' from the
Château Pastré to the Château Borély, which will also hold the planned Museum of Decorative Arts and Fashion, as part of preparations for Marseille becoming the European cultural capital in 2013.
References
Citations
Sources
* Adrien Blés, ''Dictionnaire historique des rues de Marseille'', Éd. Jeanne Laffitte, Marseille, 1989, p. 61, .
* Roger Duchêne, Christian Ramade, ''Le Château Borély'', Éd. Autres Temps, 1999,
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External links
Marseille Envues
Site de la ville de Marseille
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Houses completed in 1778
Museums in Marseille