Rabat

The Art Explora festival opens in Le Havre on Thursday, October 1, 2026, starting at 1:00 p.m.; admission is free. The opening night begins at 6:00 p.m.—priority will be given to those who have reserved their tickets in advance online.

On board the museum ship, discover “Song of Water,” an exhibition that pays tribute to the ocean, to the memory of the life it shelters, and to the diversity of the creatures that inhabit it. The exhibition draws inspiration from the evocative power of this vast soundscape, where every species, every current, and every breath come together to form a single song of life. Structured as a journey, it invites visitors not so much to contemplate the oceans as to listen to them, immersing them beneath the waves in a world where art and science converge.​

Trace the history of art with *The Art of the Ocean*, from the earliest explorers to modern times, directed by Amaury Chardeau and produced by Upian. From accounts told by early navigators to images captured today by deep-sea robots, the film explores how the ocean has become, in turn, a realm of fantasy, a subject of scientific inquiry, and the inspiration for works of art.​

Spend twelve minutes immersed in an immersive soundscape, lying on a deck chair set up right by the sea. At first, you hear the ocean coast—waves, wind, and the cries of seagulls—then, without a break, the transition underwater: once in this new world, the sounds of nature blend with those of human activity, illustrating humanity’s encroaching presence on marine ecosystems. This creation by the Oreille Indiscrète collective, in binaural ambisonic sound, consists primarily of sounds recorded by hand from all corners of the world.​

With the exceptional collaboration of the Louvre Museum, Art Explora showcases "Present", an immersive exhibition highlighting female figures in Mediterranean civilizations, through the Louvre's collections. This digital experience combines education, art discovery, and contemporary audiovisual technologies to offer a journey through millennia of history.

"Psychosphere," an immersive underwater world that invites the public to discover the origins of life in the deep sea. This work by Danish artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen offers an immersive journey into the depths of the ocean, blending original sound recordings with digitized images of volcanic vents, fossils, and fish species. The result of five years of research conducted alongside scientists and expedition vessels, Psychosphere offers new perspectives on our relationship with ecological systems.

Join us for the launch of the publication *Space is the Place*, conceived by Laila Hida and Yassine Rachidi and published by Kulte. The invitation to rethink the programming of the Art Explora Festival, an odyssey around the Mediterranean, has been expanded by curator Laila Hida to encompass various forms: curatorial, artistic, and also editorial. *Space is the Place* is a publication that enriches the offerings implemented for the Moroccan stages in Tangier and Rabat.

While exploring the city by bike with MJ Bike, you'll have the opportunity to use your QALAM to sketch and capture the surrounding details. This activity combines art and sustainable mobility, allowing you to enjoy the city while minimizing your environmental footprint.