Musée des Beaux Arts of Quimper
From the 12th of July till the 30th of September
Within the context of the commemoration of the centenary of the passing away of Gauguin, the museum of art in Quimper (musée des Beaux-Arts, Quimper) and the museum of Luxembourg in Paris have decided to join efforts in order to organize the most ambitious exposition ever consecrated to Gauguin and the famous « School of Pont-Aven ».
Around the fort representative center of the painters Gauguin, Bernard and Sérusier, the exposition also presents the very significative works of painters of the same school, such as Moret, Maufra, de Haan, Filiger, Delavallée, O’Conor, Slewinski, etc.
Furthermore, over a hundred works, mostly paintings, but also some drawings, engravings and sculptures from the the most prestigious french and international private collections will be united for the occasion.
This exposition constitutes a genuine travel guide and enables you to appreciate Quimper, the capital city of Cornouaille and « the city of art and history » even more.
Musée des Beaux-Arts of Quimper - Place Laënnec
29000 Quimper - Tel. : 00 33 (0)2 98 95 45 20
Tourist office of Quimper
Place de la Résistance - 29000 Quimper
Tel. : 00 33 (0)2 98 53 04 05 –
Fax : 00 33 (0)2 98 53 31 33
e-mail : contact@quimper-tourisme.com
www.mairie-quimper.fr/musee/
Puzzle workshop « Gauguin, friends and Cornouaille”
Quimper – From July till September 2003
A very
original concept : reconstitution of the works of Gauguin in the form
of giant puzzles. Come and join the workshop at the Saint Corentin Square
(outside), or in the hall on the first floor of the “Halles Saint
François” (inside), depending on the weather.
Exposition of the resulting works in the town hall of Quimper and in the
hall of the “Conseil Général du Finistère”
during July and August.
Art Quimper – 12 rue du Lycée
29000 QUIMPER - Tel. : 00 33 (0)2 98 95 52 40
Earthenware of Quimper HB-Henriot
A unique serie of earthenware inspired by Gaguin
Visit of the earthenware workshops
The discovery
of bits of eartheware in the “Gauguin wells” on Hiva-Hoa (Marquesas
Islands) in 2001 led to the idea of creating « Gauguin earthenware ».
Christine Noël, earthenware painter for HB-Henriot, has designed
a series of 12 pieces inspired by Gauguin, entitled “Les Bretonnes”.
Every piece is signed by the artist and labelled “Label Gauguin”.
This unique serie will be presented.when visiting the HB-Henriot workshops
in 2003.
HB-Henriot Earthenware of Quimper – rue Haute
29102 QUIMPER Cedex - Tel.: 00 33 (0)2 98 90 09 36
e-mail : contact@hb-henriot.com
Information at the Tourist office of Quimper
Place de la Résistance - 29000 Quimper
Tel. : 00 33 (0)2 98 53 04 05 - Fax : 00 33 (0)2 98 53 31 33
e-mail : contact@quimper-tourisme.com
www.hb-henriot.com
Design of a plate with the portrait of Gauguin
Exposition at the Earthenware Museum – From April till the end of 2003
Thanks to the collaboration of numerous contemporary artists, the earthenware decoration has changed over the last couple of years. At the occasion of the centenary of Gauguin’s death, one of these artists, Patrice Cudennec, has designed a new plate decoration. The result, a limited serie (100 pieces) of plates with the portrait of Gauguin.
Faïencerie d’Art Breton (bretton art eartehnware)
– Kerdroniou – 34, rue Marcel Paul
29000 QUIMPER - Tel. : 00 33 (0)2 98 928 928 – Fax : 00 33 (0)2
98 928 972
nformation at the Tourist office of Quimper - Place
de la Résistance - 29000 Quimper
Tel. : 00 33 (0)2 98 53 04 05 – Fax : 00 33 (0)2 98 53 31 33 –
e-mail : contact@quimper-tourisme.com
www.bretagne-faience.com/fr/faiencerie_art_breton.html
http://www.quimper-faiences.com
Exposition/game « Gauguin inside-out »
Musée des Beaux Arts of Quimper – From March 19th till June 22nd 2003
A funny interactive discovery game for the 4 to 12
years old to discover art in general and Gauguin in particular.
The game is composed of 15 giant paint boxes, containing reproductions,
observation games and puzzles on the life of Gauguin. This way, the children
discover the life and works of the painter in a playfull manner.
Furthermore, a “treasure hunt” guided by a booklet.
A little book of 40 pages is available for the young ones as well in order
to continue the discovery at home.
Musée des Beaux-Arts of Quimper - Place Laënnec
29000 Quimper - Tel. : 00 33 (0)2 98 95 45 20
Tourist office of Quimper - Place de la Résistance
- 29000 Quimper
Tel. : 00 33 (0)2 98 53 04 05 – Fax : 00 33 (0)2 98 53 31 33 - e-mail
: contact@quimper-tourisme.com
Educational excursion « In Gauguin’s footsteps »
Quimper – from January till June 2003
A sensibilisation game for pupils of Kindergarten and elementary school in order to make them familiar with Gauguin’s works by using his formes, colours and graphics.
Ecole St Corentin (St Corentin School) - 2, route
de Brest - 29000 Quimper
Paul Gauguin. The farm at Pouldu, 1890. Oil on
canvas,
Private collection, Copyright All rights reserved.
Paul Gauguin, The yellow stacks, 1889.
Musée d’Orsay, Paris.
