From May 27 to June 8, 2025, Paris will host the 11th edition of Mada Gasy Art, a festival dedicated to the contemporary Malagasy art scene. This year, the theme "Manga Lavitra" (The Distant Blue) celebrates the sea, a source of inspiration, memory, and connections between people.
Located in the heart of 59 rue de Rivoli (Paris 1st) — a mecca of urban creation — the festival offers a unique artistic immersion, bringing together around twenty Malagasy artists, including emerging talents and established figures.
🎨 A collective exhibition around the ocean
Paintings, installations, photographs, textile works and visual arts will evoke maritime myths, landscapes and realities.
🎉 Festival highlights – Free access for all:
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Grand Opening – Friday, May 30 | 7 p.m.–midnight
Festive opening evening. -
Fashion Show – Sunday, June 1 | from 4 p.m.
Introducing designer Lucie Kanto, who revisits Malagasy textile heritage through creations inspired by the ocean. -
Live Concert – Saturday, June 7 | 6 p.m.
Eusebia in concert, for a musical evening between soul, roots and island vibes.
🌊 Mada Gasy Art 2025: an ode to art, the sea and Madagascar
The festival invites the public to celebrate the beauty of Madagascar, to immerse themselves in oceanic stories and to discover an artistic scene full of energy and meaning.
📍 Location: 59 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris (Metro Châtelet)
🎟️ Free entry
Dive into an ocean of colors, sounds and imagination — Madagascar is coming to Paris!
