Opening night – Cocktail
Thursday 14th September from 6pm to 10pm
By VIP invitation
After Party at the Palais d’Iéna
Thursday 14th September from 9:30 pm to 12 am
By VIP invitation
Cyber Habibi, a Tunisian artist based in France, is known for her musical versatility, ranging from chill rave and techno to Raï and psychedelic trance. She expresses her emotions and interactions through unique sets.
Opening night performance
Thursday 14th September at 7pm to 7:15pm
By VIP invitation
On the evening of the inauguration, Menart Fair is inviting choreographer and director Mehdi Kerkouche to take part in an original collaboration with his event On Danse Chez Vous at Chaillot – Théâtre national de la danse.
Performance by Stessy Emelie who will become the canvas for Samy Snoussi, a painter based in Morocco.
Opening night performance
Thursday 14th September at 8pm to 8:15pm
By VIP invitation
On the evening of the inauguration, guests will be treated to a musical and choreographic performance of “El Baladi” – or belly dancing – by Lebanese dancer Alexandre Paulikévitch, accompanied by French harpsichordist Laure Vovard, to Préludes by Louis and François Couperin (18th century).
Panel discussion: The artistic scene in the countries of the near east
Friday 15th September at 4pm to 5:30pm
with Nathalie Bondil, Saleh Barakat, Hassanein Ibrahimi, Mohamad Omran, Marion Slitine
In collaboration with the University of Paris-Sorbonne
Panel discussion: The Middle East art revolution
Friday 15th September at 6pm to 7:30pm
with Camélia Esmaili, Farhad Farjam, Mohammed Afkhami, Rose-Marie Ferré, Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi and Laure d’Hauteville
In collaboration with the University of Paris-Sorbonne
Live musical happening
Friday 15th September at 8:30pm to 9:30pm
A musical conference with Guillaume Huret from Rejoice will take us through a unique and entertaining hour of incredible stories linking Middle Eastern and Western music.
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Panel discussion: Passion Unleashed: Forging Destinies Through Unconventional Thinking
Saturday 16th September at 5pm to 6:30pm
with Joanna Chevalier, Maitha Abdalla, Khalid Abdel-Hadi and Alexandre Paulikévitch
Video program in the Hemicycle
Sunday 17 September from 4 to 5pm
A 53-minute programme of artists’ videos will showcase 4 films whose underlying theme is that of an end, a break-up or the expectation of change.
Exhibition programme: museums and institutions
Several exhibitions (museums, foundations, institutions) are presenting a selection of works from their MENA collections – with Le Cercle de l’art (Paris), Afkhami Foundation (Dubai), The Farjam Foundation (Dubai), iii Museum (Zurich), Le Consulat Voltaire (Paris) and Montresso Art Foundation (Marrakech).
Kids Tour
Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 September from 11am to 6pm
Children are not forgotten during Menart Fair!
Special events are organised for children to explain the works on display. The Louis Vicat Foundation is also organising a workshop for children and adults to make moulded objects from Prompt natural cement.
Visits with mediation
Visits with mediation are organised every day to give visitors the keys to understand the art of our regions
Off-site, conference at Palais de Tokyo
Monday 11 September at 7pm
The Palais de Tokyo welcomes Laure d’Hauteville, founder and director of the fair, and Joanna Chevalier, artistic director, for a conference entitled “Menart Fair, from modernity to contemporary art in the Middle East, North Africa and the Persian Gulf countries”.
Off-site, Institut du Monde Arabe
Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 September, from 11am to 7pm
Admission on presentation of VIP Pass
The IMA is continuing its “What Palestine brings to the world” exhibition, showing the momentum and irreducible vitality of Palestinian creativity, whether developed in the territories or in exile.
Off-site, in collaboration with Musée de l’Homme
Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 September, from 11am to 7pm
Admission on presentation of VIP Pass
At the Musée de l’Homme, discover an installation by Lebanese ceramic artist Samar Mogharbel and the museum’s permanent collections.
Off-site, in collaboration with Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris
Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 September, from 11am to 7pm
Admission on presentation of VIP Pass
The Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris is devoting a major retrospective to Nicolas de Staël (1914-1955), a key figure on the post-war French art scene.
Off-site, in collaboration with auction house Millon
Saturday 16 September, from 6pm to 10pm – Cocktail
Admission on presentation of VIP Pass
Exhibition in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula with a collective of women artists “Hunna / Elles” from these regions. A first in France!
Off-site, in collaboration with Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse
Saturday 16 September, 10 am to Sunday 6pm – non stop
As part of charity event #OnDanseChezVous, Menart Fair, in partnership with Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse, invite choreographer Mehdi Kerkouche for a dialogue between fine arts and dance performances.
Off-site, La Colline des Arts
Saturday 16 to Sunday 17 September, 11am to 7pm
Visitors to the Menart Fair will be able to enjoy extraordinary walks on “La Colline des Arts” in the museums around the Palais d’Iéna.