Marseille-Provence has been selected to be the European Capital of Culture in 2013. All year long, hundreds of cultural and artistic events will take place throughout the Provence region: in Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Aubagne, Gardanne, Istres, La Ciotat, Martigues, Salon-de-Provence and, of course, Marseille.

On the menu: dance, music, visual arts, theatre, exhibitions, street art, literature, digital art, gastronomy and cinema.

Visitors will be invited to take part in events at museums, theatres and open-air venues in both urban areas and natural environments. Marseille-Provence 2013: an unmissable event.

Christelle MAUREAU / christelle@claudinecolin.com

For the first time, an exhibition will be devoted to the best masterpieces from Pharaonic Egypt during the ten centuries between the start of the Third Intermediate Period and the end of the Ptolomaic period (1070-30 BC). It will shed new light on this period by revealing its tormented history, with one crisis or invasion following another.

Christelle MAUREAU / christelle@claudinecolin.com

For the first time in history, the Chateau de Fontainebleau will exceptionally loan 170 works of arts, furniture and objects evoking the life of Napoléon III and Eugénie and their living space at Fontainebleau, highlighting the eclectic character of late XIXth century style, still underappreciated today. Many of these works, never before seen by the public, will be restored for the occasion and displayed at Fontainebleau following the Bordeaux exhibition.

Samya Ramdane / samya@claudinecolin.com