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The Institut is inviting students from the University of Lille to design an exhibition of works based on archival materials related to Carnival in our region.

Drawing on a selection of archival materials, the exhibition offers a fresh perspective on various events and news stories that have marked the Dunkirk carnivals over the past forty years. 

↘︎ Exhibition Curators: Louise Herbert, Ninon Martin, and Emilie Lahaye Vantroyen

↘︎ Artists: Julia Bautista, Armony Crombez, Léo Delacressonniere, Emeline Descamps, Quentin Douchez, Yasmine Guittard, Alexiane Le Roy, Lola Pontieux

↘︎ Archives: Maxime Bouquillon and Roxane Turquet

↘︎ Production Managers: Alex Simonot, Clara Audoin, Mélanie Charrier, Kelvin Marie-Sainte, and Théodore de Marliave

↘︎ Set Designers: Clara Huguier and Laura Lahaye Vantroyen

↘︎ Catalog Design: Déborah Carado and Justine Lacour

↘︎ Acknowledgments and mentions: Association of Friends of the Galerie Commune de Tourcoing, artconnexion, Dunkirk Archives – Urban Memory Center of the Metropolitan Area, INA Nord, Jean Lévy Municipal Library of Lille, University of Lille, Amanda Crabtree, Nathalie Delbard, and Katia Kameli