Year of the Sea 2024-2025

2 September 2024

Nice, Capital of the Sea in 2025! 🌊

Dive into a year dedicated to the oceans! From September 2024 to September 2025, France is celebrating the Year of the Sea, a national initiative to raise awareness of the vital importance of the oceans. This celebration takes on a special dimension in Nice, where the ocean meets art, culture and science in a unique program.

In preparation for the United Nations Conference on the Oceans (UNOC-3) to be held in June 2025, Nice is already gearing up to be the stage for this global event, aimed at transforming our collective approach to safeguarding the seas.

From September 2024 to September 2025, Nice will come alive with an artistic and cultural program dedicated to the sea, with events such as the Biennial of Arts and the Ocean 2025, which will explore the links between art and science to raise awareness of environmental challenges.

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Affiche biennale des Arts et d l'Océan - Nice 2025

Focus on the Biennial of Arts and the Ocean 2025

This 6th edition of the Arts Biennial, entitled ‘The Sea around us’, pays vibrant tribute to the sea and the ocean with a rich cultural programme including :

11 exhibitions with installations and associated events in seven museums of the City as well as at 109, third place of the City of Nice, and at the Villa Arson.
A route of works of Art in the city, great novelty of this edition.
2 international foundations partnering the event : the Tara Ocean Foundation and TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary.

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