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2nd Edition

MUSE-X

STEP UP THE BEAT

An exhibition to foster growth, a conference to spark ideas, a festival to celebrate culture.

Date 17-19 April, 2026
Location Pyramid of Tirana
What is Muse-X?

SOUTHEAST EUROPE'S
CROSS-SECTOR
EXPO-FESTIVAL

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LEADING PLATFORM FOR
CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ECONOMY

We bring together the region's most ambitious Innovators, Creators, and Businesses to connect, exchange knowledge, and experience new opportunities. The format combines an Industry Exhibition, a Multi-Track Conference, and a Vibrant Festival, designed to spark collaboration, promote talent mobility, and strengthen the creative economy of the Balkans.

Culture
Commerce
Innovation

REPRESENTED SECTORS

Music
Film
Design
Fashion
Gaming
Architecture
Visual Arts
Media
Creative Tech

WE BELIEVE

Culture Drives Economies

When empowered, the creative sector becomes a force for sustainable development, regional cooperation, and youth employment.

Access Builds Ecosystems

By creating direct links between artists, entrepreneurs, institutions, and investors, innovation becomes scalable and inclusive.

The Balkans are not a Periphery

They are a cultural core, rich in expression and ready to engage with the world on their own terms.

WE WANT TO

Unite the Balkan Creative Industries

Muse-X fosters a culture of cooperation and mutual respect across the region, encouraging a shared creative identity rooted in diversity.

Bridge the Balkans with the World

Muse-X serves as a gateway between regional talent and international opportunities, ensuring visibility and mobility for artists and professionals.

Pyramid of Tirana Architecture and surroundings
Iconic Venue

The Pyramid

THE PYRAMID
OF TIRANA

Our New Creative Home

An iconic symbol of Tirana's cultural transformation and a representation of a thriving digital and creative hub.

The venue offers immersive architecture, flexible exhibition areas, modern conference rooms, and open-air stages designed specifically for performances, showcases, and large-scale installations.

As one of the most innovative cultural spaces in Southeast Europe, this space will amplify the Muse-X experience—making the event more central, more visible, and more connected than ever before.

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The Exhibition

Southeast Europe’s most dynamic stage for the creative industries — where your brand meets thousands of potential clients, partners, and collaborators across music, film, design, fashion, gaming, media, architecture, and creative technology. As an exhibitor, you’re not just showcasing products or services; you’re positioning your business at the center of a high-energy marketplace filled with decision-makers, creators, innovators, institutions, and media from across the Balkans and Europe.

Place Your Company at the Heart of the Ideas, Talent, and Innovation

Why to Exhibit?

Cross-Sector Networking

Connect with festival organizers, filmmakers, designers, architects, fashion houses, game studios, cultural institutions, agencies, investors, and buyers from across Europe and the Balkans.

Brand Visibility

Put your company in front of a targeted, high-value audience across 10+ creative sectors looking for new products, talent, partners, and solutions.

Showcase & Demonstrations

Present your latest tech, designs, tools, services, collections, creative content, or artistic work directly to potential clients and collaborators.

Business & Sales Opportunities

Secure contracts, partnerships, commissions, bookings, licensing deals, and cross-border collaborations in a concentrated B2B environment.

Media Exposure

Gain coverage in regional and international cultural, creative-industry, lifestyle, and business media.

Talent Discovery

Meet emerging creators, artists, designers, filmmakers, developers, and innovators before they break into the mainstream.

Exhibitor FAQ

At Muse-X, the exhibition stands are your own branded space inside Southeast Europe’s most diverse gathering of the creative industries. Think of it as your personal showcase, studio, and meeting point for three days — where every sector of the creative economy walks past your door. You can design it, activate it, demonstrate your products or services, launch new projects, host meetings, and connect with partners across multiple industries.

Booking is simple. Contact our sales team directly at info@muse-x.al or use +355 69 204 1789to secure your spot in the Pyramid.

For many in the Balkans, this cross-sector format is new — but globally, creative-industry exhibitions are one of the most powerful tools for building relationships, securing collaborations, and reaching clients without months of travel and separate meetings. Instead, the market comes to you.

Limited Spaces Available inside the Pyramid

Knowledge & Insight

THE CONFERENCE

This is a place where the region's most important conversations about the creative industries take place. Over three days, industry leaders, creators, entrepreneurs, and policymakers come together to share insights, explore emerging trends, and shape the future of the Balkan and European creative economy.

It is your place to gain practical knowledge, exchange fresh ideas to apply to your work, and build relationships that last well beyond the event.

In-Depth Panels

Dive into key issues shaping the creative industries, from innovation and funding to production and cultural strategy.

Industry Trends

Learn from leading voices driving change across the global creative landscape, including technology and new business models.

Networking

Meet potential partners, collaborators, institutions, and mentors in a professional yet creatively energizing environment.

Perspectives

Gain regional insights while connecting them to international developments and opportunities within the creative economy.

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The Program

We are finalizing the lineup of speakers and panels.

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The Festival

When the sun sets, Muse-X transforms from a creative-industry hub into one of Southeast Europe’s most vibrant cultural experiences. For three nights, the Muse-X Festival turns the city into a living canvas — where artists connect with new audiences, creators experiment across disciplines, fans discover fresh talent, and the region’s creative energy is on full display.

Mix of Performances

A dynamic lineup featuring live acts across genres.

Cross-Creative Collaborations

Shows blending music, dance, fashion, film, design, and visual storytelling.

Creative Battles

Competitions for DJs, producers, dancers, rappers, bands, and digital creators.

Visual & Artistic Experiences

Immersive installations, fashion moments, screenings, live art, and cultural showcases.

Electronic Night

A journey through sound. DJs, producers, live electronic acts, and cross-genre performances take over the Pyramid.

Live DJ Battles
Audio-Visual Installations
Electronic Music Crowd enjoying the festival
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BEYOND
The Beat

We are crafting a schedule of creative battles, live showcases, and hands-on activities that put you in the center of the action.

Stay Tuned

Who Will Attend?

A convergence of the region's most creative minds.

Music & Live Events

Artists, producers, DJs, labels, managers, booking agents, festivals, venues, tech & equipment providers.

Film, TV & Audiovisual

Producers, directors, film festivals, studios, post-production houses, animation & VFX, cinematographers.

Visual Arts & Photography

Artists, galleries, museums, photographers, videographers, curators & art institutions.

Design & Architecture

Design studios, architects, branding agencies, XR/VR creators, creative-tech startups, stage & lighting designers.

Gaming & Digital

Game studios, esports organizers, digital creators, animators, motion designers, immersive media developers.

Fashion & Crafts

Fashion designers, stylists, ateliers, textile brands, accessory designers, artisans & applied arts creators.

Performance Arts

Performers, choreographers, dancers, theatre companies, contemporary performers, stage directors, physical theatre artists.

Media & Publishing

Broadcast media, magazines, publishers, cultural foundations, Creative Europe desks, international institutes.

Institutions & Support

Public agencies, chambers of commerce, ministries, municipalities, development organizations.

Education & Talent

Art schools, universities, academies, youth hubs, training programs.

General Public

Creative enthusiasts, festival audiences, students, tourists & international visitors.

CONTACT US

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Highlights from Muse-X 2025

The Exhibition

The Conference

The Festival