The subtitle of the first edition, “The Thin Blue Line“, focuses on that indefinite boundary along which the land meets the sea: at the same time a threshold and a frontier, a place of constant change, fascinating but fragile point of contact between two worlds, this is the ideal and physical space where the contradictions of contemporary society explode. It is by looking at it that the Biennale of the sea and water aims to effectively address the common critical issues in many coastal areas, helping to make the relationship between man, sea, and water more sustainable.

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At the center of Blu Livorno will be the environment and environmental sustainability, but there will also be physical and reflective spaces for economics, innovation, and technologies of the sea. Depending on the contexts, the approach will be scientific, technical, or promotional. But Blu Livorno is immediately ready to welcome the general public as well. For this reason, an important cultural, informative, and entertainment activity has been planned on the theme that will unfold through exhibitions, entertainment initiatives, food proposals, sporting activities, and discovery of the territory from a tourism perspective with visits to discover historical-architectural beauties related to the sea and water and the technical assets present in some of them.

Blu Livorno will take place within an ideal one and a half kilometer village along the city’s waterfront, one of the most beautiful and extensive in Italy. Within this perimeter, an electric train will move, accommodating about 60 people, continuously cycling visitors and tourists from one “station” to another within the Biennale. It will go from Cantieri Benetti and Lusben in the north, to the Naval Academy in the south, passing through many other locations: from the Lighthouse to the Queen’s Rock, home to important research centers; from the Tirreno and Nettuno bathing establishments, to the splendid sea view of the Mascagni Terrace which will host culture, food, and entertainment; from the Aquarium, to the Pancaldi Baths, to the Palazzo Hotel with their conference rooms, to the area of Piazza San Jacopo and the exhibition areas of the Creative Hangars and the Museums of Villa Mimbelli.

The offer of the Biennale of the sea, a plastic-free initiative, aims to activate discussion among the administrations living along the coast to identify best practices, common solutions, applications to share, knowledge to bring back locally, all illustrated to the general public in a final delivery of the work. Through this practice, the goal is to create or strengthen communication channels to improve sea and coastal policies, involving the Tuscany Region and the National Association of Italian Municipalities in dialogue with other regions and countries in the Mediterranean and engaging with the Government and the European Union.