To make up for this long silence, here are my last posts on Marseille Provence 2013, European capital of culture. There is so much going on that is it a full time job to keep up with it all!! Enjoy the ride, I hope it will inspire you to come and visit!
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Feux et flammes sur le Vieux Port 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 ….. |
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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 2000 seats concert hall in September 2011.
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Although the vieux port’s actual face seems quite normal to most considering it’s importance as Marseille’s focal point, it used to be no more than a few feet wide stretch of sidewalk with most of the pavement dedicated to traffic and boat owners…. |
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La Vieille Charite, one of Marseille’s architect Pierre Pujet’s masterpiece used to be a shelter house for the poor. Abandonned, it was refurbished in the 1980′s. It now houses the Mediterranean Architectural Museum. |
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Le J1
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…. |
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I still remember the driving into Marseille for the first time, past the docks, and being stunned by the beauty of the regular alignment of windows and the bright glow of the blond stone in the strong light…I almost had an accident as I kept twisting my head …. |
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Mucem, the little name for »Musee des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Mediteranee » is planned to open it’s doors in June of this year. I have been eagerly following it’s construction… |