International Biennial of the sea 2008

Sea art, innovation and culture in Italy and in the world. Point of reference for Italy and also for maritime nations, first of all the Mediterranean ones. From tourism to music, from recreation to fishing and bathing, from art to sea food, to folklore, for five days in Naples at the Ocean Terminal. With an ambitious project on sea culture, the Biennial will consist of conventions, meetings, seminaries and informative exhibitions.
Each Biennial dedicates particular attention to one or more coastal nations to get to know better their sea culture as well as their actual activities in some highlighted sectors. Guests for the Biennial 2008: Estonia, Poland, Albania and Morocco ( inside the ocean terminal the exhibitions will be open to the public from 9:30 to 18:00 everyday with free admittance).
This year Estonia won the Marechiaro prize and it will be awarded on Friday the 7th of November at 21:00 during an evening performance dedicated to the sea with a lot of guests. In the same evening will be also awarded the prize "Gabbiani d'Argento"

In the space of five days will be presented the international workshop on the fishing development policy conceived and realized by Campania Region and Agriculture and Productive Activities Assessorship. Following the example of the Biennial of the sea were formed, some years ago, in two big Mediterranean capitals, Marsiglia and Barcelona, partnerships having the same institutional purposes: the Biennial "de la Mer de Marseille" and the "Forum Mar" in Barcelona.

The international Biennial of the sea is permanently sponsored by Unesco and its reviews take place under the high patronage of the President of the Italian Republic. Promoting partners of the Biennial are: Campania Region, the Municipality of Naples, the Province of Salerno, the Chamber of Commerce of Naples, the Shipping Authority of the Port of Naples, General Trading and Tourism Association of Naples, the entrepreneur Union of the Province of Naples and some world-famous experts in Sea problems. The Biennial was raised to the status of non-profit corporation in 1992.

International Biennial of the sea 2008 - edition XI

At the Ocean Terminal from the 5th to the 9th of November, from 9:30 to 18:00