PRESENTATION

Un Été Au Havre is a contemporary art event in public spaces, open to everyone, that invites artists from around the world each year to interpret the city of Le Havre in their own way.

Launched in 2017 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the city and port’s founding, the event quickly won over residents and visitors alike, who discovered or rediscovered the seaside city on this occasion. Widely acclaimed, it has become a summer highlight dedicated to art, heritage, and culture, renewed each year with new works on display from late June to mid-September.

Over the years, a permanent collection of artworks has been built, each revealing a landscape, a place, or a unique atmosphere of the city. Some of these works have become inseparable from Le Havre’s identity, such as Catène de containers, UP#3, and others.

The artistic direction of Un Été Au Havre is led by Gaël Charbau, who succeeded Jean Blaise. The event is organized by the Public Interest Group Un Été Au Havre, bringing together several partners: the City of Le Havre, the Urban Community Le Havre Seine Métropole, Haropa – Port of Le Havre, the Seine Estuary Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Normandy Region, the Seine-Maritime Department, and the University of Le Havre Normandy.