The Blue Links creathon explores and rethinks the connections between Marseille and Rotterdam, two prime European ports, and their unique and complementary relationship with water. During a 2×3 day hybrid work session, 20 students and young professionals from France and the Netherlands will explore the creative currents and bridges between the Mediterranean and North Sea regions. Supervised by two experts, the creathonians will work in small groups on themes connected with the role of the port, water and the enhancement of the city-port link, in a context connected with the sustainable development goals (SDG’s). All the projects will be presented in the form of on-line booklets at the end of the créathon. The winning project, selected by a jury of experts from both territories reunited at the Maritime Museum in Rotterdam early October, will be presented during the Dutch Design Week in October 2020. The cross-creathons aim to strengthen the cultural and scientific links between a Dutch and a French city on an institutional level. This edition will thus connect the MUCEM and the Maritime Museum of Rotterdam, as well as the Aix-Marseille Universities and Erasmus in Rotterdam.
A proposition by the Institut français des Pays-Bas.
Partners : MUCEM, Maritiem Museum Rotterdam, Université Aix-Marseille, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Dutch Design Foundation.
