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
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15
Jun

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

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

Sign up for a combined visit to the ELLES! exhibition at the Préau des Accoules - Musée des enfants and the immersive Présentes! exhibition aboard 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 - Collectif Hawaf

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

La constellation des musées is a collaborative, participatory workshop where everyone is invited to take part in the design and construction of an imaginary museum, from its architecture to its art collection. In response to the Sahab Museum, which currently lives 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 felt-tip pens, 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
4:00pm
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5:00pm

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
Conference
All audiences

Round Table 'Committing to culture

Vieux-Port - Quai de la Fraternité, Marseille, France
15/6/24
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15/6/24
5:00pm
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17:45

Every year in France, there are almost 4.5 million volunteers in the cultural field. The challenges of access to the arts and culture are manifold. Are there any specific aspects to citizen involvement in culture? How and, above all, why should it be encouraged? Moderated by Sébastien Thubert, Director of Volunteering for the 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 l'atelier des artistes en exil

Vieux-Port - Quai de la Fraternité, Marseille, France
15/6/24
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15/6/24
6:30pm
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7:30pm

Performance 'Dé-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
Out of doors
Teenagers
Adults

Stroll - How did the ancients see the world? - Caspar Noyons - Bureau des Guides du GR2013

Departure: Vieux-Port - Quai de la Fraternité, Marseille, France
15/6/24
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15/6/24
7:30pm
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10:00pm

During this walk, we'll explore Massilia's most ancient remains, from the ancient port to the excavations in the bourse center, and on to the sea. Beyond history, we'll delve into the ancient imagination through the myths of Greece, Mesopotamia and Egypt, discovering that every human being is a universe 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 programme Cultural Olympiad, an IOC initiative designed 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' Charter

PERFORMANCES IN THE CITY

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The boat is currently at :
La Spezia, Italy (construction site)
See you in 2025 for the next step
Next steps

Resources

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

IN THE EYES OF: BACHIR TAYACHI - EP.3

Art Explora
THROUGH THE EYES OF: RENATA POLJAK - EP. 2
All audiences
Mediterranean Crossed residencies
Video

IN THE EYES OF: RENATA POLJAK - EP. 2

Art Explora
The voices of Marseille
Conference
All audiences
Mediterranean
Podcast

Marseille Voices

Radio Grenouille
Exhibition booklet UNDERTOW
Exhibition
All audiences
Mediterranean
Visit booklet

Exhibition booklet UNDERTOW

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 very welcoming. 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 enjoy 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 liked 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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