Marseilles to host Manifesta in 2020

The municipal council of Marseilles has confirmed that the southern French city will host the 13th edition of Manifesta, Europe’s roving contemporary art biennial, in 2020. The mayor’s office has formally unblocked subsidies worth €627,000 to pay for the rights to hold the event. From now to 2020, Marseilles will dedicate a total of €2.4m to Manifesta, between a quarter and a third of the biennial’s projected budget.
“This is the culmination of two years of wor