Opening of the Aygalades waterfall garden

Name: Apertura del jardín de la cascada de los Aygalades
Start: 2024-06-01T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-06-02T14:00:00+02:00
Location: La Cité des arts de la rue / Jardin de la cascade des Aygalades

Opening of the Aygalades waterfall garden and its artistic path

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Opening of the Aygalades waterfall garden and its artistic path

Discovery of a green setting punctuated by botanical creations and artistic and sound installations along the banks of the river

Saturday 1st June • 4 pm > 8 pm

free visit of the garden
Inspiration/ Transpiration: ROULE! - An art/sport program labeled Cultural Olympiad by Paris 2024. Lieux Publics offers at the Cité des arts de la rue, an afternoon that gives pride of place to roller skating and skateboarding (skate park - roller dance party ....)
More info on: www.lieuxpublics.com and www.lacitedesartsdelarue.net

Sunday 4 June • 10am > 2pm

as part of the Sunday at the Aygalades program at the Cité des arts de la rue

free visit of the garden
local farmers market
11am: Voix d'eau conference, a series of viewpoints to talk about the territory of water. A program of the Bureau des Guides-GR2013 in collaboration with the collective Les Gammares
12h30: artistic meeting - Concert/ Orchestra: The desks of the Grand Saint Barthélémy with the ensemble C barred and the pupils of the elementary schools Busserine, Saint Barthélémy, the Flamants and the college Pythéas of Marseille
More info on: www.lieuxpublics.com and www.lacitedesartsdelarue.net

About the location

La Cité des arts de la rue / Jardin de la cascade des Aygalades

225 avenue Ibrahim Ali 13015 Marseille

Bouches-du-Rhône
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

The Aygalades waterfall, located on the property of the Falque Castle, was invested by the Marseilles bourgeoisie of the 19th century. The house was demolished in the 1940s during the construction of the A7 motorway. The stream was gradually relegated to the status of a sanitation network and saw its access forbidden, its natural bed channeled and abused. His presence disappeared from the collective memory of Marseilles. Or almost... Today, the qualities of this waterway make it a singular challenge for the urban development of Marseille, like the Euromed 2 project which has revealed its potential, by planning to re-open the Aygalades stream from Billoux park to Arenc. A desire for natural heritage revealed The rediscovery of this exceptional site has launched a collective dynamic around this heritage space, both with the populations, social actors, cultural operators and with local associations and businesses. Since 2009, the Cité des arts de la rue has been supporting this dynamic by