Mediterranean Season 2026
From Friday, May 15, 2026 to Saturday, October 31, 2026
Évènements passés (5)
Full Moon, Toto
Marseille Festival
"Pleine Lune" brings together dancers and choreographers Toto (Mohamed Mahmud Mohamed Ibrahim) and Islam Elarabi for the first time around a shared passion: mahraganat.
A choreographic and musical aesthetic rejected by the establishment but wildly popular, transcended on stage by the dancers and choreographers who interweave their energy, expressive power and emotions to invent “an essential language of expression – organic, free and beautiful in its raw violence and truth”. Here, the alliance of mahraganat, martial arts and contemporary dance plunges the performers into a kind of bare-knuckle combat, where each competes with the other in...On Thursday, Jul 2, 2026
de 20h à 20h50
J4 / Auditorium
- Free
Facing up to the annihilation of Gaza: creations, welcomes, commitments
Mediterranean Season 2026
Mucem hosts two days of meetings dedicated to solidarity and creativity in Gaza.
Cultural and scientific meetings on artistic creation and the destruction of cultural heritage in Gaza, the challenges of welcoming artists in emergency situations in France and cultural solidarity around Palestine. Organized on the initiative of the Collectif MAAN for Gaza Artists, these meetings bring together Gazan artists and researchers based in France, cultural institutions and artists committed to Palestine, as well as researchers specializing in the region and artistic migration. This...
Organizing, scientific and artistic committee : Ahmed Ashour, Adélie Chevée, Didier Fassin, Karim Kattan, Rashid Khalidi, Cy Lecerf-Maulpoix, Rima Mokaiesh, Charlotte Schwarzinger, Noor Shihadeh, Marion Slitine, Cleo Smits, Chloé Zlotnik-Tyan
An event in partnership with Collectif MAAN for Gaza Artists, Jeanne Barret, Agnès b., Centre Norbert Elias (CNE), Sahab by Hawaf collective, Beaux-Arts de Marseille, Aflam, Consulate General of France in Jerusalem, Aflam, Orient XXIOn Thursday, May 21, 2026 and on Friday, May 22, 2026
J4 / Auditorium
- Free
Omar Sharif, my grandmother and me
Festival Oh les beaux jours!
Mucem hosts a collective literary performance based on personal stories.
Five authors come together on stage in response to a simple invitation: to write about an important figure in their lives, famous or otherwise. Fiction, autobiographical narratives or personal accounts: the forms blend together in this reading-performance by and starring Marwan Chahine, Amira Ghenim, Maya Ouabadi, Abdellah Taïa and Nassera Tamer. In this free voyage between the shores of the Mediterranean, memories, icons, mythical figures and everyday heroes come together, giving life to an...On Thursday, May 21, 2026
de 20h à 23h30
Fort Saint-Jean / Place d'Armes
- Free
Atelier des Futurs Méditerranéens : Science & Arts in Dialogue
Mediterranean Season 2026
A day to imagine possible futures in the Mediterranean.
As part of the Saison Méditerranée 2026, and in conjunction with the permanent exhibition “Méditerranées: inventions et représentations”, the Mucem invites you to imagine the possible futures of the Mediterranean. This day is organized around mobile conferences along the exhibition route, participatory workshops and round tables open to all. An event organized in partnership with the University of Aix-Marseille.On Monday, May 18, 2026
de 09h30 à 17h30
Fort Saint-Jean / MucemLab & J4 / Collection gallery - R+2
- Free
Mediterranean Mothers
Mediterranean Season 2026
The Mucem hosts Mères Méditerranées, a performance show featuring the stories of Mediterranean women and mothers.
As part of the Saison Méditerranée 2026 and echoing the “Bonnes Mères” exhibition, Mohamed El Khatib returns to the Mucem with a new show-performance combining film, installation and open-air theatrical choir. Born from the meeting of mothers from Marseille’s Mediterranean diasporas, this living choir will give voice to a polyphony of experiences from Marseille’s women – mothers whose voices are not usually heard. In the Mediterranean, there is indeed a sea, but...On Saturday, May 16, 2026 and on Sunday, May 17, 2026
de 20h à 23h30
J4 / Auditorium
Events organized as part of the Mediterranean 2026 season
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Mediterranean Season 2026 from May 15 to October 31, 2026
The Saison Méditerranée 2026 showcases the richness and diversity of Mediterranean cultures. It celebrates the artists, creators and young talents of these regions, promoting cultural and human exchanges.
After a popular and festive opening in Marseille, the Saison Méditerranée will take place mainly in France, throughout the country, between May 15 and October 31, 2026. It will extend to the shores of the Mediterranean through the organization of several events in conjunction with the region’s artistic scenes and 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.
The Season proposes 5 themes to address contemporary issues in common: speculative utopias, plural identities, contemporary spiritualities, the collective history of migrations, the construction of narratives.
Under the aegis of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture, in association with the Interministerial Directorate for the Mediterranean, this Season is managed by the Institut français under the general curatorship of Julie Kretzschmar.