La Traverse
Located on the Corniche Kennedy in Marseille’s Endoume district, La Traverse is a space dedicated to contemporary art, design, and hospitality. Both a guesthouse and an associative gallery, it hosts exhibitions, performances, and culinary events that foster dialogue between emerging local and international scenes.
Located on the Corniche Kennedy in Marseille’s Endoume district, La Traverse is a space dedicated to contemporary art, design, and hospitality. Both a guesthouse and an associative gallery, it hosts exhibitions, performances, and culinary events that foster dialogue between emerging local and international scenes.
Programme
Arnaud Eubelen, The Practice of Every Day Life
Arnaud Eubelen collects discarded items from the streets of Brussels and other cities and uses them to create furniture with an artistic flair: tables, chairs, armchairs, lamps, as well as objects whose utilitarian purpose remains ambiguous. As a designer caught between two worlds, Eubelen has developed a distinctive style: his furniture has a "low-tech" and retrofuturistic feel. His fascination with discarded objects and the raw aesthetic, in turn, stems from Liège, the city where he grew up and whose history is shaped by coal mines and heavy industry.
The exhibition is accompanied by a curated selection of jewellery, music, artist books, prints and other works by Caroline Mesquita, Caroline Van Hoek, La Digue Records, Livres Rares Azade Libre, Delpire & Co and Ateliers Laissez-Passer.
Access
La Traverse
16 Traverse Sainte Hélène 13007 Marseille
+33 6 38 48 21 79
latraversemarseille.fr
From July to September:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 11.00 – 18.00.
Sunday, 11.00 – 17.00.
Closed from October to April, except for private events.
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PLACE TO DISCOVER
• La Friche la Belle de Mai : former factory transformed into a vast multidisciplinary cultural hub.
• Nendo Galerie : art gallery entirely dedicated to modern and contemporary ceramic practices.
• Sissi Club : committed gallery championing a new generation of international contemporary artists.
• Apartamento : unconventional gallery connecting Marseille’s art scene with international contemporary practice.
• Videodrome 2 : alternative cinema combining screenings, a video library, bookshop and welcoming bar.
Giselle’s Books : space exploring the book as a medium for contemporary creation.
• Théâtre Joliette : performing arts venue dedicated to diverse contemporary theatre writing.
• Ballet national de Marseille : boundary-breaking choreographic centre directed by the (LA)HORDE collective since 2019.
• 3 bis f : distinctive art centre housed within a psychiatric hospital in Aix-en-Provence.
PLACES TO EAT
• La Traverse – Café : this contemporary art and design space also serves homemade dishes and natural wines.
• Moutchou : welcoming café and grocery shop offering local, organic produce and homemade dishes.
• Poissonnerie Kennedy : stylish seafood restaurant renowned for its exceptionally fresh fish.
• Ivresse: lively wine bar dedicated to natural wines and slow-food plates.
• Ripaille : cheerful bistro serving generous, spicy, home-style cooking.
• La Cantinetta : welcoming Italian bistro known for its delightful leafy patio.
• La Mercerie : inventive bistronomic restaurant guided by fresh, locally sourced produce.
• Tétro : tiny, pared-back restaurant serving skilfully prepared local cuisine.
• Livingston : ever-evolving creative cuisine shaped by a programme of culinary residencies.
PLACES TO STAY
• La Petite Terrasse – La Traverse : attic studio featuring furniture made from reclaimed materials, a balcony and spectacular views of the Frioul Islands.
