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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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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
Marseille
Are our coasts retreating or not? There's a lot of talk about climate change. But does it affect us directly? What impact does it have on our coasts, and why should we be concerned? In this booklet, we'd like to explain why the coast is in danger, what the threats are, and why it concerns us all. It's time to realize that we need to live with the ocean, not against it, and that we can all play our part in protecting our beaches!
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All audiences
History
Podcast

Algeria - France, the voice of objects

MUCEM
Discover the podcast 'Algérie - France : La Voix des Objets'. This series of discussions explores the relationship between France and Algeria over nearly two centuries, and its impact on the lives of both countries today. Drawing on the collection of objects held at the Mucem, researchers and artists share their views on this heritage, questioning the importance of such a collection in the light of history and its current repercussions.
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Exhibition booklet UNDERTOW
Exhibition
All audiences
Mediterranean
Visit booklet

Exhibition booklet UNDERTOW

Art Explora
Marseille
The title of the exhibition UNDERTOW / Undertow refers to the water current at the bottom, which moves in the opposite direction to the current observed at the surface. The exhibition thus explores the Mediterranean Sea, its surface currents and those of the depths: the stories that intertwine there, the human experiences that it binds and rests upon. For it is both a place of travel and exile, of hope and disillusionment, of life and death. The works presented - by artists from different regions of the Mediterranean basin - reflect a diversity of viewpoints that challenge the often well-established prejudices about the region's migratory phenomena. By giving them space, voice and form, the works reveal the power of the stories and their protagonists.
Photo Pavilion
School
Exhibition
All audiences
Mediterranean
Visit booklet

Under The Azure exhibition booklet

Art Explora
Marseille
The exhibition Under the azure takes as its starting point a Hittite myth (the Hittites were a people of Asia Minor who lived in the 2nd millennium B.C.) according to which, every evening, the sun would fall into the sea at the moment of its setting. Under the azure brings together works by some twenty international artists, both historic and emerging, whose artistic practice has been nourished by a fascination for the Mediterranean Sea. The exhibition reflects the dreams and fears of the Mediterranean Sea, from the people who inhabit it to the dramas it witnesses.
Pavillon Central
School
Museum boat
Women artists
All audiences
Women in the Mediterranean
E-learning

Present: works from the immersive exhibition

Art Explora
Marseille

In the history of the Mediterranean, the roles and place of women have evolved with wars, conquests, alliances and trade relations. The objects, works of art and relics that have come down to us tell us a rich and complex story, sometimes far from our preconceived ideas.

Find on this page the works of the immersive exhibition "Présentes ".

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All audiences
Mediterranean
Video

Lost worlds of the Mediterranean | Draining the oceans

National Geographic
The Mediterranean was once home to some of the world's greatest ancient civilizations. Clearing the Sea reveals the mysteries of their rise and fall.
Heritage
Ocean Weekend
All audiences
Seas & oceans
Podcast

Overfishing and pollution: are we going to empty the ocean?

MUCEM
Ever dreamed of swimming with sperm whales, dolphins or sharks? François Sarano has done it! But beyond the wonder of it all, what do these encounters with these fascinating and frightening mammals reveal about our relationship with the ocean? This ocean, which provides us with so many little-known services, is the foundation of life on earth and guarantees our own. But for how long? Discover this episode of Les Procès du Siècle, a French podcast. With François Sarano, oceanographer, professional diver and expedition leader, and Philippe Cury, oceanologist. Moderated by Anne-Cécile Bras.
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Ocean Weekend
All audiences
Mediterranean
Podcast

The Mediterranean Sea, a marine ecosystem in peril

NEON
The dialogues are a series of short podcasts that aim to send a localized signal of our geographical position to the world. The Climate Tone podcast series investigates and discusses the phenomenon of climate change in Greece today. This episode focuses on the Mediterranean Sea, an endangered marine ecosystem. A dialogue between Anastasia Miliou, Scientific Director of the Archipelagos Marine Conservation Institute, Professor Stelios Katsanevakis, from the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of the Aegean and Andrew Spyrou, co-curator of 112, Climate Tone explores the crucial importance of the Mediterranean ecosystem, the climate impacts on Mediterranean biodiversity, the implications of resource extraction, as well as some solutions from a scientific perspective.
Seas & oceans
A podcast to explore the ocean
Pavillon Central
Podcast
All audiences
Seas & oceans
Podcast

A podcast to explore the ocean

Natural History Museum
Discover the Ocean like never before with the new podcast series "Pour que nature vive" from the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de la Ville de Paris. In 28 episodes, passionate scientists take you into the depths of this fascinating ecosystem. Explore the evolution of aquatic life, underwater biodiversity and current environmental challenges. An unprecedented immersion in the heart of our blue planet.
Seas & oceans

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Key figures

EN 2024

220 000

Visitors
discover the festival and the world's first museum boat

500

Artists
were programmed as part of the various stages

8 000

Schoolchildren and association beneficiaries took part in dedicated tours and workshops

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NoS BILANS D'Escales

At the end of each stopover, our press releases report on the highlights and key figures. Consult them to measure the Festival's impact and follow our actions step by step. 

RABAT 2024

From October 11 to 17, Rabat was alive with performances combining dance, design and circus. A week of intense artistic exchange that attracted 15,000 visitors and raised awareness among 1,620 young people and families of the ecological and cultural challenges facing the Mediterranean. Discover all the highlights in our press release.

download ESCALE BALANCE SHEET
11
OCT.
17
OCT.

MALAGA 2024

From October 31 to November 10, moored at the Muelle Uno, the catamaran-museum attracted 12,000 visitors, while 8,000 people took part in events organized at various venues around the city. With a total of 20,000 participants, this stopover closed the year 2024 on a high note!

download ESCALE BALANCE SHEET
30
OCT.
10
NOV.

VENICE 2024

For the opening week of the Biennale d'Art Contemporain, the museum boat welcomed nearly 4,000 visitors and art world professionals. A unique immersion into the heart of contemporary art, where you'll encounter outstanding works and committed artists. Relive the highlights of this stopover in our dedicated press release.

download ESCALE BALANCE SHEET
17
APR.
22
APR.

TANGER 2024

From September 20 to 29, Tangier attracted 100,000 visitors to a program of concerts and poetic performances. Educational commitment was at the heart of this stopover, with the participation of 140 school groups and associations. All the highlights in our dedicated press release.

download ESCALE BALANCE SHEET
20
SEPT.
29
SEPT.

Malta 2024

Take a look back at our stopover in Valletta, Malta, organized in collaboration with Spazju Kreattiv from March 21 to 31, 2024. Over 21,000 visitors attended the ten-day festival,

download ESCALE BALANCE SHEET
21
MARCH
31
MARCH

Marseille 2024

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

download ESCALE BALANCE SHEET
06
JUNE
18
JUNE

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