Traits d’union.s is the central programme of Manifesta 13 Marseille. Devised into six plots, The Home, The Refuge, The Almshouse, The Port, The Park and The School; Traits d’union.s taking place across Marseille, including in six city museums and other unexpected venues. The plots of Traits d’union.s will open successively from the 28th of August until 9th of October, after which they will be on view concurrently until the 29th of November 2020. This exhibition is curated by Alya Sebti, director of Berlin’s ifa Gallery; Katerina Chuchalina, chief curator at the V-A-C Foundation in both Moscow and Venice; and Stefan Kalmár, director of the ICA in London. More info on the concept here.
28.08 → 29.11.20 The Home — Musée Grobet-Labadié / Parc Longchamp Satellite: Bel Horizon
11.09 → 29.11.20 The Refuge— Musée Cantini
The Almshouse — Centre de la Vieille Charité
The Port — Musée d’Histoire de Marseille
Sattelite : Centre Bourse
The School — Satellite: Bar Le Perrin / Chez Fun Funck / La Brasserie Communale
25.09 → 29.11.20 The Park — Muséum d’histoire naturelle / Musée des Beaux-Arts / Consigne Sanitaire
The Home — Satellite Cité Radieuse / Hôtel Dieu Intercontinental
The Port — Satellite : Métro Noailles, Place des Capucins
09.10 → 29.11.20 The Park — La Citerne des Moulins
The School — Conservatoire National à Rayonnement Régional
Satellite: Moon Roof
The work presented by 47 participants are a combination of newly conceived and commissioned works, as well as important historic works. A public programme consisting of talks, a film programme and listening sessions will take place at the same time from the 27th of August 2020.
The pre-biennial urban study Le Grand Puzzle forms a blueprint for the artistic concept of Manifesta 13 Marseille. The study conceived by the Dutch architect Winy Maas and The Why Factory will be available at Espace Manifesta 13 from the 28th of August (pre-order online here). Conceptualised and brought together by Manifesta’s Artistic Team, Traits d’union.s (the French word for hyphen) aims to seek new modes of being together, presenting itself as tool for local institutions, associations and cultural producers to connect, exchange and co-create with the researchers, artists, and architects invited by Manifesta 13 Marseille as participants.
Discover the Letters from to Marseille, Letters from to Marseille project created by the Artistic Team, open letters that speak to the situation that each participant of Manifesta 13 Marseille finds themselves in locally. More info here
Manifesta 13 Artistic Team 
Concept & Plots 
Venues