Marseille-Provence 2013 Capital of Culture programme observed that MP2013 seemed to have an over-representation of ‘high culture’. Marseille-Provence 2013 Marseille-Provence 2013 or MP2013 was the year-long series of cultural events that took place in Marseille, France and the surrounding area to celebrate the territory’s designation as the European Capital of Culture for 2013. In total, there were more than 900 different cultural events that attracted more 11 million visits. Marseille-Provence 2013 had an operating budget of approximately 100 million euros and more than 600 million euros in new cultural infrastructure was unveiled in 2013 including the MuCEM designed by Rudy Ricciotti and
EUROPEUM - European Culture Centre EUROPEUM - European Culture Centre The EUROPEUM - European Culture Centre is a division of the Kraków National Museum housing a permanent exhibition of European art. Placed on two floors in a restored 17th century granary, the museum was opened to the public on September 13, 2013. The museum's building, an old granary from the 17th century, is located in Kraków's Old Town ("Stare Miasto") in proximity to a Capuchin monastery. After World War II it became property of the National Museum and in 1969 held a furniture storehouse. The establishment of the EUROPEUM here was part of a plan