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Welcome to the digital logbook of the Art Explora Festival! Discover our resources to prepare or extend your visit, share your impressions and explore the testimonials of other visitors. Explore artist profiles, artworks, educational resources, podcasts, and videos—all conveniently housed in one place.Enjoy your discovery!

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IN THE EYES OF: Zeineb Henchiri - EP. 10

Art Explora
Durrës

Immerse yourself in the world of Zeineb Henchiri in this new episode of our series “In The Eyes Of,” where memory, silence, and imagination weave narratives on the border of reality. A Tunisian artist originally from the island of Djerba, Zeineb explores the fragile boundaries between fiction and reality, notably through the invention of characters and a particular attention to the unconscious.

In Tirana, where she was in residence as part of the programme Through cross-residencies at the Art Explora Festival, she explores forms of confinement, both internal and external, through the striking presence of Albania's 170,000 bunkers. Never used, but still standing, these concrete blocks are the silent vestiges of the former dictator's paranoia and become the starting point for a reflection on fear, history, and what we inherit without always knowing it.

Vila 31 itself becomes a theatrical space, a set inhabited by fictional figures, unfinished narratives, and suspended gestures. Zeineb transforms the space into a stage, blurring the lines between reality and invention, between memory and forgetting. Through her practice, she invites us to pay attention to these liminal spaces: between borders, between eras, between what we think we know and what we prefer to keep silent about.

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Mediterranean Crossed residencies
Video
All audiences
Visual Art

IN THE EYES OF: SAMIR Laghouati-Rashwan - EP. 9

Art Explora
Durrës

Discover Samir Laghouati-Rashwan in this new episode of our series “In The Eyes Of” and step into a world where ghosts challenge our relationship to otherness. A French artist with Maghrebi roots, Samir works at the intersection of film, photography, sculpture, and archival practices.

During his residency in Tirana, as part of the Art Explora Festival’s crossed residency programme, he explores the figure of the ghost as a way to question our fears. The ghost becomes a metaphor for the stranger — a mirror of collective memory and what endures beyond forgetting.

At Vila 31, in dialogue with the other resident artists, Samir investigates the invisible threads connecting Maghrebi and Albanian diasporas, colonial legacies, and buried family histories. His work seeks to demystify the figure of the artist and create spaces where history circulates differently — places where memory can be claimed, transformed, and passed on.

And you, are you afraid of ghosts?

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Museum boat
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Video

Festival Art Explora - Highlights in Nice

Art Explora
Nice

🌊 Clap de fin in Nice! 30,000 of you plunged with us into the world of the Art Explora Festival, on the occasion of the United Nations Ocean Conference. Between Jakob Kudsk Steensen's immersive work, our museum-boat moored in the heart of the "Wonders of the Ocean" and exciting exchanges around marine protection, this stage left its mark 💙

A moment of great emotion and commitment, made possible thanks to the support and invitation of the UNOC, the energy of our volunteers and you, our audience!

Main partner : Accor.

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Ocean Weekend
Seas & oceans
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Ocean Voices

Welcome to Ocean Voices, the Art Explora Festival podcast dedicated to exploring the climate challenges our oceans are facing.

Traveling aboard the world’s first museum boat, we host conferences in each Mediterranean port—celebrating cultural diversity and a shared commitment to protecting our environment. Our Ocean Weekends are organized in collaboration with TBA21, UNESCO, UNOC and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. Each episode brings together experts, artists, and activists sharing their visions for a healthier, more sustainable future. Ocean Weekend invites you to explore, learn, and be inspired to act.

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Art Explora Academy
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Seas & oceans
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The sea in the arts

Nice

As the UN Ocean Summit opens in Nice, Art Explora Academy invites you to embark on an artistic journey with a playlist of content specially designed for the occasion!

Discover now our selection of videos on the theme of the sea in the arts!

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Museum boat
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Video

Festival Art Explora - Highlights from Durrës

Art Explora
Durrës

🎬 Clap de fin! Durrës offered an incredible launch to the 2025 season of the Art Explora Festival. Between unforgettable live performances, unique workshops and an immersive museum-boat experience, lasting memories were created 💙

Co-produced by Art Explora & Anima Pictures. Co-financed by the European Union. Main partner : Accor.

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Fwd: Reminder

Anima
Durrës

Conceived as part of the Art Explora Durrës Festival, the installation Fwd: Reminder, by artist Bora Baboçi, explores the fragile territories of Mediterranean port areas, marked by exile, waiting and the erasure of landmarks.

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Under the azure podcast

Art Explora

Under the azure is an exhibition that pays tribute to the Mediterranean Sea, to the imagination it conjures up, to the fear it inspires, to the ancient and contemporary myths attached to it. Sous l'azur is inspired by the evocative power of this singular sea, and the visions it conjures up. In the form of a marine ballet, it recreates aquatic spaces and plunges visitors 20,000 leagues under the sea.

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IN THE EYES OF: ASTRIT ISMAILI - EP. 8

Art Explora
Marseille

Discover Astrit Ismaili in this new episode of our "In The Eyes Of" series, and plunge into her world where performance and commitment meet to give voice to the forgotten.

A multidisciplinary artist from Kosovo based in Amsterdam, Astrit Ismaili explores societal issues and invisibilized narratives through a hybrid approach combining performance, music and choreography. Her artistic language is based on the transformation of bodies and spaces, questioning the boundaries of the possible and the representable.

Her current project, "The First Flower", is part of a reflection on the resilience of queer communities in the face of contemporary ecological and political challenges. Astrit Ismaili draws a parallel between the botanical world and the struggles of minorities, highlighting common strategies for survival and self-fulfillment. The flower, the central symbol of her work, becomes a metaphor for resistance, fulfillment and transformation.

During his residency in Marseille, he is deepening this research by drawing on stories of migration and marginalization, exploring how identities can take root in shifting spaces. Performance after performance, Astrit Ismaili constructs a universe in which the body becomes a constantly shifting territory, capable of defying norms and inventing new forms of coexistence.

Through his art, he invites us to rethink the way we inhabit the world and listen to those who inhabit it. Behind each performance, one question persists: how can we reinvent our relationships with others and our environment by cultivating the power of the margins?

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Key figures

IN 2024

220 000

Visitors
were able to discover the festival and the world's first museum ship

500

Artists
were scheduled as part of the different stages

8,000

Schoolchildren and beneficiaries of associations participated in dedicated visits and workshops.

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Our Stopover Reports

At the end of each stop, our press releases summarize the highlights and key figures. Consult them to assess the Festival's impact and follow our actions step by step. 

Limassol

From November 25 to October 4, the Festival took its place in Limassol, with a unique artistic program in the heart of the Cypriot city. With events in a number of local cultural venues, as well as the boat museum in the marina, over 15,000 visitors took part in the festivities.

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25
OCT.
4
NOV.

Piraeus - Athens

From October 3 to 12, the Art Explora Festival and its boat dropped anchor in Piraeus, with all its artistic facilities. Between the two exhibition pavilions, the Présentes digital experience, the on-stage programming and the museum boat, no fewer than 23,000 visitors had the chance to take part in the festival.

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3
OCT.
12
OCT.

Rijeka

From September 12 to 20, the Festival headed to Croatia, specifically Rijeka, for a program that is unique in the world, combining music, dance, and contemporary art.

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12
SEVEN.
20
SEVEN.

Nice

On the occasion of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), held from June 9 to 13, 2025, Art Explora presented Psychosphere, a digital work by artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen, in its LED tunnel.

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2
JUN.
13
JUN.

RABAT 2024

From October 11 to 17, Rabat pulsated with performances blending dance, design, and circus arts. This week of intense artistic exchange brought together 15,000 visitors and raised awareness among 1,620 young people and families about the ecological and cultural challenges facing the Mediterranean. Discover all the highlights in our press release.

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11
OCT.
17
OCT.

DURRËS 2025

From April 10 to 21, the Art Explora Festival dropped anchor in Durrës, attracting 35,000 visitors to its museum ship and dockside pavilions. Curated by Arnisa Zeqo, assisted by Rina Meta, the "Of Cities and Women" program showcased the work of some fifty Albanian and international artists. Discover all the festival highlights in our dedicated press release.

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10
APR.
21
APR.

MALAGA 2024

From October 31 to November 10, moored at Muelle Uno, the museum catamaran attracted 12,000 visitors, while 8,000 people participated in events organized at various locations throughout the city. With a total of 20,000 participants, this stopover brought 2024 to a spectacular close!

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30
OCT.
10
NOV.

VENICE 2024

During the opening week of the Contemporary Art Biennale, the museum ship welcomed nearly 4,000 visitors and art professionals. A unique immersion into the heart of contemporary creation, encountering remarkable works and engaged artists. Relive the highlights of this stopover in our dedicated press release.

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17
APR.
22
APR.

TANGIER 2024

From September 20 to 29, Tangier welcomed 100,000 visitors with a program blending concerts and poetry performances. Educational engagement was central to this event, with the participation of 140 school and community groups. All the highlights are detailed in our dedicated press release.

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20
SEVEN.
29
SEVEN.

Malta 2024

Relive our stopover in Valletta, Malta, organized in collaboration with Spazju Kreattiv from March 21 to 31, 2024. More than 21,000 visitors participated in these ten days of the festival.

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21
MARCH
31
MARCH

Marseille 2024

From June 6 to 18, 2024, over 60,000 visitors explored the Art Explora Festival and its museum ship. Discover all the highlights in our dedicated press release.

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06
JUNE
18
JUNE

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