The logbook
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: BACHIR TAYACHI - EP.3
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 cross residency 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.
IN THE EYES OF: RENATA POLJAK - EP. 2
Marseille Voices
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.
IN THE EYES OF: BEA BONAFINI - EP.1
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 cross-residency program 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!
Stopover in Malta
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 and cultural and educational organizations are coming together to envision a new perspective on the Mediterranean.
Under The Azure exhibition booklet
Exhibition booklet UNDERTOW
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.
Festival Art Explora - Highlights of Malta
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
Quality. Art, well-being, mental health, introspection, inner journey... The boat is a work of art in itself. You'll feel cocooned.
A.
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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
È stata un esperienza bellissima da ridare sicuramente
Susanna
Venice
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Italy
È stata una esperienza molto interessante per bambini ma anche per noi adulti. E un posto meraviglioso...
A visitor in Venice
Venice
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Italy
A really enjoyable experience and an innovative way to bring art to the public. My favorite section was the immersive sounds of the Mediterranean; this was brilliantly done and truly captured Mediterranean living. Thank you!
Lynsay
Valletta
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Malta
The catamaran was one of the most beautiful boats I've ever seen!
Bettstania
Valletta
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Malta
A unique experience for the whole family.
Ann
Valletta
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Malta
Zanimljiv i lep nacin prikazivanja mediteranske umetnosti kroz vekove.
Acasestar
Valletta
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Malta
It was definitely a memorable experience. I consider myself lucky to have come across it.
Stefan
Valletta
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Malta
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to experience art in the setting of the most magnificent catamaran... The acrobats of 'Gregarious' fascinated us with the precision of their stunts, as well as their acting skills. What a gem of a performance!
Yulia
Valletta
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Malta
Thank you for reminding us how beautiful the world is and how art can continue to touch us even after decades, especially with this new way to experience it.
Marja
Valletta
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Malta
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Malta 2024
At the heart of the Art Explora Festival, communicate your artistic or social commitment in a dedicated space, open to all and part of the official program.
Marseille 2024
Aboard the world's largest catamaran, immerse yourself in an exhibition designed with the Louvre Museum in some of the most fascinating cities in Europe and the Middle East.
- Private cocktail on the boat -museum
- Private tours of the festival, on the boat and on the quayside
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