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The museum boat
The catamaran is the world's first museum boat. Designed by architects Axel de Beaufort and Guillaume Verdier, it is 47m long and 55m high. The boat was built at the Perini Navi shipyard in Italy. It can accommodate 2,000 people a day on board, and features an immersive exhibition designed with the exceptional collaboration of the Musée du Louvre, a sound experience developed with Ircam, and onboard artist residencies.
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LE BATEAU-MUsée
A real feat of engineering and naval architecture, the Art Explora Festival's museum boat is the key tool for its tour of the Mediterranean. Designed by Axel de Beaufort and Guillaume Verdier, it was built in just three years by the Perini Navi shipyard in La Spezia, Italy, an exceptional timeframe given its complexity. Its imposing 55-meter mast, built in Lorient, France, by specialists in ocean racing boats, was manufactured in two parts, then assembled and baked in an oven before being transported by special convoy.
Its sleek, minimalist design is the result of collaboration between numerous experts, ranging from naval architects to composite engineers to NASA specialists, who contributed to the design of custom curved glazing.
Giuliano Sargentini
Jeremy Gonzales
This 47-meter-long catamaran has been designed to reconcile accessibility and respect for the environment. Its ultra-light aluminum hulls, inspired by automotive design, enable it to sail with sobriety, while its vast solar panels provide part of its electrical power. Its shallow draught, an essential design feature, enables it to dock easily in most ports, making it easy to accommodate the public.
The first museum ship ever conceived, it can welcome up to 2,000 visitors a day, offering them a unique immersive experience on board. Accompanied by a multi-disciplinary cultural festival on the quayside, it is a real eye-catcher, embodying a new way of bringing art to the Mediterranean.
SAILING: A WORK IN ITS OWN RIGHT
Internationally renowned contemporary artist Laure Prouvost has created a work for the museum boat's quayside sails, taking us into spaces of spatial and mental freedom.
Laure Prouvost © Martina Barbon
EXPERIENCES ON BOARD
The Art Explora Festival also offers experiences that combine education, art discovery and technology. Virtual reality, immersive video, sound experiences: everything is done to facilitate access to art and culture for as many people as possible. Visitors can discover two of these experiences directly aboard the museum boat.