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Festival Art Explora - Highlights from Malaga

Art Explora
Málaga

🎬 And now it's over! Malaga marked the end of the 2024 Art Explora Festival season. Between live performances, workshops and experiences aboard the museum boat we shared some powerful moments that will remain engraved 💙Thank you to everyone who took part in this edition and contributed to its success! 🙌

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IN THE EYES OF: BACHIR TAYACHI - EP.3
Mediterranean Crossed residencies
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IN THE EYES OF: BACHIR TAYACHI - EP.3

Art Explora
Marseille

Dive into the unique perspective of Tunisian artist Bachir Tayachi in this third episode of “In the Eyes Of,” where we follow his journey during an artist residency in Marseille.

Born in 1995, Bachir Tayachi lives and works in Tunis. Through his preferred mediums of photography, video, and drawing, he develops an artistic practice rooted in capturing raw emotions, while questioning the complexity of identity.

As part of the Art Explora festival’s crossed residencies programme, Bachir Tayachi spent a month in Marseille, where the culture, the Mediterranean sea, and the diversity of stories shaped his project.

In Marseille, his project explores identity and the relationship with the body, through multiple and contrasting experiences. Here, he has been working on his first soloshow, In My Room, which runs from October 12 to November 5 at JAOU, Biennale de Tunis.

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Festival Art Explora - Tangier highlights

Art Explora
Tangier

Relive the Tangier stage on video! 🎥 Tangier offered us some unforgettable moments, between emotions and discoveries. In this video, discover the highlights of this stage: artistic performances, inspiring encounters and moments of sharing that marked the Art Explora Festival.

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THROUGH THE EYES OF: RENATA POLJAK - EP. 2
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IN THE EYES OF: RENATA POLJAK - EP. 2

Art Explora
Venice
Discover the second episode of "Through the Eyes Of", featuring Croatian artist Renata Poljak. Known for her use of diverse media such as photography, installation, film and video, Poljak creates works rich in metaphor, exploring contemporary political, economic and social issues. His videos and installations fuse documentary techniques with fictional narrative to address migration, both historical and current. As part of the Art Explora Festival residency programme , Renata Poljak developed Songs for the Sea, a project that explores the interplay between philosophy, science, utopia and mythology related to the sea. The work also addresses ecological challenges through video installation and performance, highlighting the role of song in Mediterranean myths. By examining marine life, such as plankton, her work poetically navigates from the microscopic to the vast. Artist: Renata Poljak Produced by: Art Explora Location: Zagreb
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The voices of Marseille
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Marseille Voices

Radio Grenouille
Marseille

Discover the "Voices" podcast in Marseille! Hosted by Antoine Sourrieu, this series takes you to meet the inspiring personalities shaping the region's cultural scene. Discover Marseille and the Mediterranean from a new angle through these exclusive interviews recorded during the Art Explora Festival, in partnership with Radio Grenouille.

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IN THE EYES OF: BEA BONAFINI - EP.1

Art Explora
Valletta

Discover the first episode of "In the Eyes Of", our series that takes you on a journey of discovery of the Mediterranean through the eyes of the artists who inhabit it.

Italian artist Bea Bonafini, based between London and Barcelona, took part in the programme crossed residencied programme developed as part of the Art Explora festival. During her residency in Malta, she explored the blending of identities and myths resulting from trans-Mediterranean migration and trade. Bea Bonafini explored Neolithic archaeological sites and the way ceramics preserve and transmit myths about mother goddesses and female deities.


Discover the artist and her work in video here!

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Festival Art Explora - Highlights from Marseille

Art Explora
Marseille

⛵️ The Marseilles stopover ended on the Old Port, in a warm and festive atmosphere that reflected the unforgettable 13 days of the festival.

🙌 Nearly 60,000 visitors were able to enjoy immersive experiences aboard the museum-boat, marvel at dance shows and artistic performances, sing and dance at concerts and DJ sets, get inspired at captivating lectures, explore photo and video exhibitions in the pavilions, travel through virtual reality experiences, enjoy open-air cinema sessions, and rediscover Marseille and its cultures through a multitude of activities offered in different parts of the city, and much more!

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Malta Stopover podcast
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Stopover in Malta

Spazju Kreattiv
Valletta

Welcome to the first season of the Art Explora Festival podcast, with our first stopover in Malta! The Art Explora Festival stopover in Malta was organized with Spazju Kreattiv, Malta's National Center for Creativity, under the direction of Daniel Azzopardi. Enjoy all the lectures, conferences and debates in audio format, as if you were there. Find out how artists, curators, cultural and educational organizations are coming together to envision a new perspective on the Mediterranean.

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Mediterranean roaming

Mediterranean roaming

To understand the thousand and one stories of the Mediterranean wardrobe, ITINÉRANCE invites you to follow the new silk routes. What does a garment say about the person who wears it, makes it or sells it? Through these aural portraits, we attempt to define our vision of fashion, and its creative, environmental and human stakes.

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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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