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Is'Art Galerie
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Thursday and Friday afternoons guarantee freshly hung exhibitions and a curator with time to give a tour. The dry season from May to October makes moving between rooms the most comfortable.
Budsjettips
Admission costs 10,000 ariary, and the first Sunday of the month is free. Students with a valid ID pay half the rate.
Anbefalt for
Lovers of contemporary art, Photographers, Collectors of original works, Those curious about Malagasy culture
Planlegg ditt besøk
1-2 hours
Om
Raske fakta: Annual attendance reaches about 30,000 visitors, and the walls feature more than 40 names of Malagasy artists, from young debutants to established masters. Nearly half of the exhibited canvases find buyers even before the official opening of the exhibition.
Høydepunkter: The most electrifying are the openings, during which artists paint live to the sounds of the valiha, a traditional Malagasy zither. Several hundred guests watch in a single hall as a canvas goes from an empty frame to a finished painting in the course of one evening.
Insidertips
- Come to the opening, admission is free then and the atmosphere is most charged with emotion.
- Bring a light jacket, the air conditioning can really cool down the main hall.
- The best shots come from the mezzanine, from where you can see the entire exhibition below.
- Avoid weekend mornings, when organized groups arrive.
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