BFMTV: Marseille’s Mucem museum has closed part of its exhibition due to a bedbug infestation
One of Marseille’s most famous museums, the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (Mucem), has announced that part of its exhibition has been closed due to a bedbug infestation, French TV channel BFMTV reported.
Museum staff first discovered the bedbugs last Sunday. Employees immediately appealed to the administration with a request to close the museum to the public. However, the sanitary inspection did not arrive until Thursday. Many employees reportedly complained of stings.
At least four halls and many offices were found to be infected.
On its website, the museum said that a number of exhibitions were closed, without specifying, however, that it was about bedbugs.
“Dear visitors, we inform you that some of our exhibition spaces will be temporarily unavailable for sanitary reasons. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and are doing our best to open these areas as soon as possible. During this period, we invite you to take advantage of other exhibitions and events available at the museum and Fort Saint-Jean free of charge,” reads a message on the museum’s homepage.
Last autumn, there was an active spread of bed bugs in France. The insects were found not only in the homes of ordinary residents, but also in hospitals, cinemas and libraries, as well as in public transport. According to the National Agency for Food Safety, Environment and Occupational Health (Anses), bed bugs have infiltrated one in ten households in France over the past few years. Between 2017 and 2022, the French spent 230 million euros each year to get rid of the parasites.
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