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Melissa Chemam

Marseille art festival tells migrant stories with an Olympic twist

'Football, love of the game' exhibition by French artist Anais Touchot at Galerie Territoires Partagés, Marseille. © PAC Marseille

The Spring Contemporary Art Festival – also known as PAC – showcases emerging and well-known artists around dozens of venues in a three-week festival of creativity across south-east France. This year, with the Olympic Games on the horizon, sport has inspired the program, as well as Marseille's migrant-rich identity.

Marseille is not historically known as a hotspot for the visual arts. The southern French metropolis's dynamic culture is more centred around food, music, football and its beautiful port and seaside.

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