Friche de l’Escalette
Located on the edge of Marseille’s Calanques National Park, Friche de l’Escalette opens its remarkable industrial heritage to visitors for its seventh consecutive summer season. Alongside Jean Prouvé’s lightweight architectural structures and its ever-growing collection of modern and contemporary sculptures, the site also hosts art and design exhibitions each summer at the Galerie dans la Calanque.
Located on the edge of Marseille’s Calanques National Park, Friche de l’Escalette opens its remarkable industrial heritage to visitors for its seventh consecutive summer season. Alongside Jean Prouvé’s lightweight architectural structures and its ever-growing collection of modern and contemporary sculptures, the site also hosts art and design exhibitions each summer at the Galerie dans la Calanque.
Programme
Brésil / France : Design 1950 - 1970
Caldas's furniture, crafted from discarded tree trunks and designed with his fellow canoe-carving friends in his hometown of Salvador de Bahia, the most African city in the Americas, is of the same essence: resourcefulness, inventiveness, and poetry.
Almighty God, prédicateur et peintre de rue, Ghana
Kuame Akoto, also known as Almighty God, is a preacher and street artist who uses a fence as a gallery. His paintings are inspired by authentically African scenes and figures, framed with wise and humorous precepts.
Access
La Friche de l’Escalette
Route des Goudes,
Impasse de l’Escalette
13008 Marseille
friche-escalette.com
Wednesday to Sunday from 1 July to 31 August.
Weekends in Sepember and October.
4 guided tours per day (reservation required on the website).
Locate other art venues in the vicinity on the map.
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PLACES TO DISCOVER
• Double V Gallery : The trendy contemporary art gallery in Marseille.
• Galerie Béa-Ba : A hub for contemporary painting.
• Friche La Belle de mai : An arts and culture factory and a living place.
• Coco Velten : A place for working and encounters with a collaborative cultural programme.
• Fotokino : Exhibitions, screenings, workshops and conferences.
• Lucy Luce : the workshop-boutique of a jewelry designer and organic sculptures.
• JoggingJogging : concept et fashion store.
Le Don du Vent : Boat rental and private boat services.
PLACES TO EAT
• La Marine des Goudes : A mythical place in the heart of the little port of Les Goudes, inviting the sea to enter and guests to sail.
• Sépia : Seasonal cooking. Covered terrace and view of the city.
• La Parenthèse : Terrace with tapas to share in a quiet alley of La Vieille Chapelle district.
• Chez Yassine : Tunisian halal specialties. A must-go of Eastern cuisine in the Noailles district.
• Yima: A family Eastern canteen in the Noailles district.
• Toïa : For the ceviche lovers, a tasty cuisine made with fresh and seasonal products.
• La cantine de Lynn : A delicious small restaurant, home cooking and a welcoming atmosphere.
• Les Buvards : An excellent selection of natural wines and healthy products in this natural wine bar pioneer in Marseille.
• Épicerie L’Idéal : Fresh goat cheese, Camargue lamb, an excellent selection of products from the Mediterranean Basin to take away and meals to eat in.
• Maison Geney : Canteen, delicatessen and tearoom with homemade products, a simple and generous cooking in the Panier district.
PLACES TO STAY
• Les Bords de Mer : Mini-refuge, maxi-vue : 19 bedrooms facing the big blue.
• Hôtel Le Ryad : Well located at the top of la Canebière in the city center.
• La Résidence du Vieux Port : 4-star hotel with a retro decor, inspired by Le Corbusier and Pouillon.
• Tuba Club : A restyled former diving club in the Goudes district. 5 bedrooms and a restaurant with a breathtaking view of the Calanques.
