ART & CULTURE IN FRANCE

In 2015 - In the footsteps of Van Gogh…
Van Gogh, 125 YEARS OF INSPIRATION.


On 29 July 2015 the 125th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh’s death in Auvers-sur-Oise will be commemorated.
The Van Gogh Europe Foundation intends to mark the occasion by honouring the Dutch artist under the thematic heading of “125 Years of Inspiration”.
A programme of high quality exhibitions and cultural events is being laid on in the various European cities which are associated with Van Gogh’s life and work…
Museums which possess and exhibit the artist’s work have devised a series of Van Gogh-related events focusing on his contemporaries and the sources of his inspiration.
Please find below some sites in Auvers sur Oise to visit and where some exhibitions will take place during this summer:
• Auberge Ravoux known as “the House of Van Gogh”
• The House of Dr Gachet
• Daubigny’s Garden by Vincent Van Gogh

• The Château of Auvers
Exhibition – Immersion: The Van Gogh Experience at the Orangerie Sud
From April 4th to September 20th, 2015 (Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays: 2pm – 6pm)


• Daubigny Museum
Exhibition “Van Gogh: the film-maker’s eye - Minelli, Kurosawa, Pialat”
From April 4th to September 20th, 2015 (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 2pm to 5.30pm)
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, 10.30-12.30 / 14.00-18.00
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the shooting of Vincent Minelli’s film Lust for Life (La vie passionnée de Vincent Van Gogh) in Auvers-sur-oise, the Daubigny Museum invites the visitor to see Van Gogh as man and artist through the eyes of three major film-makers. Three different interpretations are examined: the flamboyant vision of Minelli, the dream world of kurosawa and the mute and melancholy style of Pialat.


• The Absinth Museum
• The Contemporary Art Gallery of Auvers sur Oise

• The Festival of Auvers-sur-oise – Opus 35
From Friday 29 May to Thursday 9 July 2015. One of the most prestigious festivals of classical music.





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