Going back to my first love: horses, and become fast nostalgic about the hours spent on their back as a teenager. A good alternative to the Chateau and it’s miles of queues, the Academie des Arts Equestres, directed by Bartabas, is an ode to the Horse and music to the ears of any horse lover, […]
I’d rather not say how long ago I went to Orsay last, cause it makes me feel really old.. But back here on a rainy Parisian day, it was nice rediscovering this grand building and it’s treasures, also a good spot to go back to the roots of industrial look. Yes I know, those
A welcome surprise, the renovation of this museum, encased under an ugly mall behind the Bourse, has been completely opened onto the archaeologic site of the antic harbour and now boasts multimedia exhibition with several interactive stands perfect for kids and adults alike. The exhibition is immense and takes hours to view, much in line
After several visits to the MucEM/Fort St Jean complex, we finally get to one of the current exhibition: « Le Noir et le bleu, Un rêve Méditerranéen », very much in the spirit of the spring exhibition of the J1. By mixing historical documents, archaeologic findings and art, the show takes us through history: the happy times and
An hypnotic midnight vision of the Chateau d’If, whose enormous walls were home to Edmond Dantes, the mythic Monte-Cristo count, now taken over by Group F and their spectacular show, Revelations, part of a series running throughout the year in Marseille and Provence, as part of MP2013 We arrive on the boat to see the
Always a pleasure to view an exhibition in this mythic landmark of Dinard But nothing beats the view from the terrace
Cuban evening at Palais Longchamps, we are sitted on thick mats on the floor in front of the scene and end up lavishly laying down..
Some pics of the free opening concert of the 5 Continents Jazz Festival, this year at the J4 esplanade, in front of the Mucem, magic location.. In the background, the digue du large installation
The « Rencontres » d’Arles photographie run since 1970. They showcase famous or yet unknown photographers in different parts of taown, mainly historic buildings: desacralised churches, cloister, abandoned industrial sites sometimes only open their doors to this manifestation. This years « Rencontres » were (mainly) black and white. Amongst the wide offer that I had the chance to visualise,
Yet another incongouus experience with the festival MIMI in the ruins of the Hospital Caroline, at the top of one of the hills of the Frioul Island. It was used as a quarantine spot until WWII, when it was bombed and subsequently abandoned. It all starts with the shuttle from the Vieux Port Another
Played in the incredible setting of the fort d’Entrecasteaux dominating the Vieux port’s entrance, it’s definitely not one to miss if you like electro After the festival, a little stroll round the harbour admiring the Mucem by night..
The Fort St Jean is the XVIIth century fortress guarding the entrance of Marseille’s harbour. Unlike it’s neighbour, the fort St Nicolas on the south bank of the harbour, it has been closed to the public for several years, so it’s reopening is a blessing. Even well before the MUCEM’s inauguration, the promenade at the foot
Just had to be amongst the first lucky people to get in after the preview week-end in January… so here am I, on friday june 7th, 9 am…. and the Mucem kept all of it’s promises: it’s totally glorious in the sun, as it embraces the blues of the sea and the skies between it’s
The TransHumance, a massive and poetic event including hundreds of sheep, horses, cows…and humans who are crossing the Camargue and hills of southern Provence to finally meet in Marseille, on sunday June 9th. On the way they are stopping for bivouacs here and there. As we unfortunately (damned !!!) won’t be in Marseille on the
An evening at the « Theatre Nono » is always an out of the ordinary experience… here we are all quite happily reclining on sun loungers: it helped us getting through some of the toughest parts of Beckett’s piece…with a few snores heard here and there, it was all in all a relaxed evening! It seems Serge
Mon île de Montmajour, an awesome location and sublime production by Christian Lacroix, running now until November 3, do not miss it !!
Although I was born in Chile, I consider Strasbourg to be my home town as I grew up there, and met my husband there as well, so it’s always with great pleasure that we stroll the streets of this gem of a town with our children. On top of having the most beautiful cathedral in
Magic evening yesterday (and again tonight) on the « Vieux port » by the company Carabosse, to inaugurate « La folle histoire des arts de la rue » , a festival of free street shows in the Marseille until May 20, see program here
The Silo, built in 1924, used to be a wheat container at the time of Marseille’s grand commercial days. Abandoned for a while, it was declared historical industrial building and bought by the town of Marseille in 2001, after an extensive renovation from 2007 onwards, it became partly an office block, and finally opened the
A pier belonging to the harbour of Marseille, for MP2013 European capital of culture, the J1 is being lend to the city of Marseille and hosts events and exhibitions. Its metallic industrial-looking structure, harbours different pop-ups (a cafe, a shop/library, a photo studio and a concert/theatre scene) and galleries, all enjoying the incredible views over