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This fragmentation makes it impossible to properly assess the impact of colonial rule on Marseilles society in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, or to understand current tensions and grievances. At a time when debates are intensifying over the material traces of the colonial past (statues at Saint-Charles station, museum objects, urban place names), there is an urgent need for a rigorous, comprehensive and accessible historical approach. [Mars Imperium](https://marsimperium.org/) is organised around five platforms, each approaching colonial history from a specific angle: 1. A webdocumentary of 81, 5-minute videos, organised around nine themes 2. Digital walks exploring colonial urban traces in Marseille 3. A documentary film on the 1922 Colonial Exhibition 4. A digital showcase presenting the Musée Colonial's collections through some 40 objects. 5. A media library giving access to archives and research sources In total, almost 1,500 documents have been compiled on this free portal. ![](/storage/files/april2025.png) ©Detroit Publishing Co. defunct postcard publisher based in Detroit, Michigan. Innovative browsing and thematic pathways ----------------------------------------- One of the project's major innovations is its cross-platform navigation. An algorithm suggests resources with a thematic, spatial or temporal link to the page being consulted, creating alternative routes through this vast documentary database. The portal also offers specific thematic paths on emerging subjects such as anti-colonial mobilisations, the decolonisation of the public sphere, colonial sciences, the slave trade and slavery, and gender and racism. 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