Monday 18 and Wednesday 20 May 2026 | Mucem Lab, Fort Saint-Jean (201, quai du Port 13002 Marseille) and Campus Pharo, Amphi Gastaut (58, boulevard Charles
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Monday 18 and Wednesday 20 May 2026 | Mucem Lab, Fort Saint-Jean (201, quai du Port 13002 Marseille) and Campus Pharo, Amphi Gastaut (58, boulevard Charles Livon 13007 Marseille)
Event open to the public.
Intervention by Constance De Gourcy 18 May from 3.30pm as part of the round table discussion «What if we told each other a story?».
The idea behind this round table is to draw on history to tell smaller stories. Wherever we are and wherever we come from, we travel the world, collecting fragments, memories and images that fuel our imagination. From Iran, Lebanon, Algeria, Ecuador, here and elsewhere, whether researchers or artists, the speakers will share their practices, their traditions and their ways of expressing the world.
At the heart of these exchanges, storytelling, in its simplest form, takes on a new dimension. a common language, capable of transforming singular experiences into stories with which everyone can identify. In its simplicity, storytelling builds forms of universality.
In Marseilles in June 2023, the President of the French Republic announced the organisation of a Mediterranean Season in 2026 to promote joint projects on all shores of the Mediterranean.
The Mediterranean Season 2026 highlights the richness and diversity of Mediterranean cultures. It celebrates the artists, creators and young talents of these regions, promoting cultural and human exchanges.
Supported by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture in conjunction with the Interministerial Delegation for the Mediterranean, the Saison Méditerranée 2026 is being implemented by the Institut français under the general curatorship of Julie Kretzschmar.
After a popular and festive opening in Marseilles, the Mediterranean Season will take place mainly in France, throughout the country, between 15 May and 31 October 2026.
Its influence extends to the shores of the Mediterranean through the organisation of a number of events in conjunction with the region's artistic scenes, cultural structures and the French diplomatic network abroad.
This Season is an opportunity to promote initiatives by young people and diasporas, to support creation and innovation through the circulation of ideas and people, and to encourage cooperation between civil societies, in particular with Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Lebanon.
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