Musée de la Faïence de Marseille
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The Musée de la Faïence de Marseille (Occitan: Museu de la Faïença de Marselha) 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 December 2012, to allow for the transfer of its collections to the new faience museum at Château Borély, the Museum of the Decorative Arts, Fashion and Ceramics, as part of preparations for Marseille becoming the European Capital of Culture in 2013.
The museum was housed in the 19th century, building named after its former owner Eugène Pastré (1806–1868). The château is at the end of a long avenue in the 120 hectares (300 acres) Campagne Pastré park, owned by the city of Marseille.