France

Marseille

June 6 to 18, 2024
Free admission

The programme in Marseille

The village and its free exhibitions are open every day from 10am, with free access and no need to book.
For the museum boat and virtual reality pavilion, if online reservations are full, come directly to the site to access them without reservation (subject to availability)!

The lively program is designed in collaboration with Martha Kirszenbaumcurator of the Marseilles stage, as well as numerous local players.

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Past events

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15
Jun
15
Jun

Combined visit - ELLES! exhibition at the Children's Museum / Présentes! exhibition

Préau des Accoules - Children's Museum, 29 MNT des Accoules, Marseille, France
15/6/24
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15/6/24
10:00
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13:00

Sign up for a combined visit of the exhibition ELLES! at the Préau des Accoules - Children's Museum and the immersive exhibition Présentes! on board the museum boat.

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Marseille
2024-06-15
2024-06-15
15
Jun
15
Jun
Workshop
Children

Workshop – The Constellation of Museums - Hawaf Collective

Vieux-Port - Quai de la Fraternité, Marseille, France
15/6/24
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15/6/24
11:30
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13:00

The Constellation of Museums is a collaborative and participatory workshop where everyone is invited to take part in the design and creation of an imaginary museum, from its architecture to its art collection. In response to the Sahab Museum, which currently exists alone on its planet, this collective construction is an invitation to travel and will be the fruit of the combined imagination of the participating children. The imaginary museum will be built using simple materials such as wood, cardboard, paper, stickers, and glue, and will be colored and painted using markers, colored pencils, and paint.

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Marseille
2024-06-15
2024-06-15
15
Jun
15
Jun
Dance
All audiences

Compagnie DK Bel

Vieux-Port - Quai de la Fraternité, Marseille, France
15/6/24
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15/6/24
16:00
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17:00

C'est BEAU!", a Cultural Olympiad - Paris 2024 project, aims to explore the notion of BEAUTY as expressed by the poet Charles Baudelaire, for whom BEAUTY is linked to the bizarre, chaos, pain and fragility of Being. This piece borrows these four notions and adds "Flight", thus becoming a powerful symbol of optimism and unity.

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Marseille
2024-06-15
2024-06-15
15
Jun
15
Jun
Talk
All audiences

Roundtable 'Committing to Culture'

Vieux-Port - Quai de la Fraternité, Marseille, France
15/6/24
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15/6/24
17:00
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17:45

Each year in France, there are nearly 4.5 million volunteer contributions in the cultural sector. The challenges of accessing arts and culture are numerous. Are there specific characteristics to civic engagement in culture? How, and above all, why should we encourage it? Moderated by Sébastien Thubert, Director of Volunteering at [Institution Name]. Art Explora Foundation

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Marseille
2024-06-15
2024-06-15
15
Jun
15
Jun
Performance
All audiences
Concert
Dance

Performance with the artists' workshop in exile

Vieux-Port - Quai de la Fraternité, Marseille, France
15/6/24
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15/6/24
18:30
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19:30

Performance 'De-racinement.' 50'. Dancers: Amal Alnabwany and Emmanuelle Pépin. Oud player: Rooney Lumière.

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Marseille
2024-06-15
2024-06-15
15
Jun
15
Jun
Offsite
Teenagers
Adults

Walk – How did the ancients see the world? - Caspar Noyons - GR2013 Guides Bureau

Departure: Old Port - Quai de la Fraternité, Marseille, France
15/6/24
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15/6/24
19:30
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22:00

During this walk, we will explore the oldest remains of Massilia, from the ancient port to the excavations of the former stock exchange, before reaching the sea. Beyond history, we will delve into the ancient imagination through the myths of Greece, Mesopotamia, and Egypt, discovering that each human being is a universe unto themselves and that the city itself reflects the cosmos. 

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Marseille
2024-06-15
2024-06-15
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Art Explora Festival

The Art Explora Festival is an itinerant festival that travels the world's seas and oceans with its museum ship, offering innovative artistic and cultural experiences free of charge. From spring 2024 to autumn 2026, the festival will travel to 15 Mediterranean countries for its first tour. In Marseilles, the festival has been approved as part of the Cultural Olympiad programme , an IOC initiative to highlight events with shared values between sport and culture.

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Practical information

Opening hours

Le bateau-musée (Reservations required): Thursday June 6: 19:00 to 23:30; Monday to Friday: 14:00 to 19:30, weekends and Friday June 7: 10:00 to 19:30. Central and Photo Pavilions (free access subject to availability): Monday to Friday, 1:00 pm to 8:20 pm; weekends and Friday, June 7: 10:00 am to 8:20 pm. VR pavilion: same opening hours as central and photo pavilions, but booking is essential.

Address

Vieux-Port - Quai de la Fraternité, Marseille, France

Accessibility

The Festival site is equipped to accommodate people with reduced mobility. Wheelchairs for the sick or disabled are allowed inside the Pavilions and on board the boat. The boat is equipped with a 1m wide ramp, accessible to people with reduced mobility, but may require the accompaniment of a third party due to its gradient of over 6%. Access to the aft deck and immersive exhibition is possible. Please inform us in advance of any special accessibility requirements, so that we can make the necessary arrangements.

Safety

Visiting time

Visit itinerary

Visitors' CharterPROGRAM BOOKLET
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Resources

Video
Mediterranean Crossed residencies
All audiences
Visual Art

IN THE EYES OF: ASTRIT ISMAILI - EP. 8

Art Explora
Museum boat
All audiences
Video

Festival Art Explora - Highlights from Marseille

Art Explora
IN THE EYES OF: BACHIR TAYACHI - EP.3
Mediterranean Crossed residencies
All audiences
Video

IN THE EYES OF: BACHIR TAYACHI - EP.3

Art Explora
The voices of Marseille
Talk
All audiences
Mediterranean
Podcast

Marseille Voices

Radio Grenouille
UNDERTOW exhibition booklet
Exhibition
All audiences
Mediterranean
Visit booklet

UNDERTOW exhibition booklet

Art Explora
Exhibition
All audiences
Mediterranean
Visit booklet

Under The Azure exhibition booklet

Art Explora
Women artists
Museum boat
All audiences
Women in the Mediterranean
E-learning

Present: works from the immersive exhibition

Art Explora
The French coastline at risk from erosion and flooding
Ocean Weekend
Children
Seas & oceans
Educational booklet

The French coastline at risk from erosion and flooding

Surfrider Foundation Europe

Guestbook

A timeless moment on a magnificent boat. A beautiful alliance of art and the sea. An ode to the Mediterranean.

Ponita

Marseille

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France

It was a great experience, and the volunteers were great to work with. My daughters really enjoyed traveling through time in virtual reality. It's a pity there isn't a helmet suitable for smaller children without a controller. My 6-year-old son was unable to enjoy it. Fortunately, the organizers were nice and kept an eye on him while I was able to experience the experience. Thanks for the experience, I hope it will be repeated.

Dadou13

Marseille

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France

Great cultural experience on this magnificent catamaran. Very well organized, with very friendly guides. I was delighted to rediscover the sounds of the Mediterranean. Thank you for this wonderful experience, which is within everyone's reach. Too bad for the colleagues who couldn't get a place... the price of fame.

C.

Marseille

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France

Very interesting visit to the museum boat, exhibition and virtual reality! Perfect welcome and great availability of volunteers and staff. Excellent visit! See you next year?

Vince

Marseille

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France

I took the 'Learn to film with your smartphone' workshop. Great workshop, I learned a lot. Thanks to Mouezi for this experience.

V.

Marseille

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France

This festival is simply brilliant - I suggest it becomes a regular thing! Thank you for sharing and bringing us new knowledge.

Houd

Marseille

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France

Animation with the virtual reality headset is astounding: you'll discover monuments and landscapes of perfect reality!

LaMarseillaise

Marseille

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France

Wonderful trip, I loved the audio experience. Bravo to the teams! And since I'd never been there before, the fact that it was free was a key factor.

Janine

Marseille

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France

A unique and accessible experience. A very pleasant moment of total immersion and zen.

Manutania

Marseille

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France

A wonderful aural and visual experience, with poetic themes... and what a magnificent catamaran! Thank you for making this festival accessible to all!

Sam

Marseille

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France

The catamaran is wonderful, and the crew is helpful. An amazing experience, especially in the VR tunnel where you can see the light show. The immersive headphones provided English audio, so I felt included.

EdinburghBoy

Marseille

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France

A fabulous experience from start to finish. The visit was extraordinary, and I really enjoyed the immersion in the Louvre exhibition. We had chills down our spines. Bravo for this brilliant idea! The boat is magnificent and the team top-notch 😍.

Hbela

Marseille

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France

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