Normandy, birthplace of Impressionism

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The Impressionist movement is named after Claude Monet's Impression, sunrise painted in 1872 in Le Havre. Giverny, where Monet lived for many years, a village on the banks of the Seine has become a very popular place to visit for art lovers.

Normandy...

Birthplace of Impressionism

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Inspired by the unique light, the beauty and the mystery of Normandy, Impressionist painters set up their easels along the Channel coast and the banks of the Seine, in Rouen's Old Town and Monet's private gardens in Giverny.

 

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Normandy Impressionist Festival

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Not to be missed

Impressionism in Normandy

Places to visit

Impressionist museums and collections

   
Château-Museum

DIEPPE

Château-Museum

Museums

This medieval castle is home to a splendid exhibit of ship models, maps, ...

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Fine Arts Museum

CAEN

Fine Arts Museum

Museums

One of France’s finest Fine Arts Museums in the field of 16th to 20th century ...

from 3 . 5 0 €
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Eugène Boudin Museum

HONFLEUR

Eugène Boudin Museum

Museums

Collection on Normandy’s ethnography, several paintings of Honfleur and the ...

Flers Château Museum

FLERS

Flers Château Museum

Museums

Set in wooded grounds, the Chateau de Flers (16th - 18th century) houses the ...

from 3 . 0 0 €
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André Hardy Museum

CLECY

André Hardy Museum

Museums

André Hardy, an artist who tried his hand at many things and always with ...

Giverny Museum of Impressionism

GIVERNY

Giverny Museum of Impressionism

Museums

A must-see in Normandy, this museum will tell you all about Impressionism, a ...

from 7 . 5 0 €
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Villa Montebello Museum

TROUVILLE-SUR-MER

Villa Montebello Museum

Museums

Built in 1865, the Villa Montebello has housed the Trouville Museum collections ...

Museum of the Beaux-Arts

SAINT-LO

Museum of the Beaux-Arts

Museums

Situated in the administrative heart of the city, with its contemporary ...

Andre Lemaitre Museum

FALAISE

Andre Lemaitre Museum

Museums

Andre Lemaitre (1909-1995) was born in Falaise. Inspired by nature, this ...

from 5 . 0 0 €
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Tatihou Maritime Museum

SAINT-VAAST-LA-HOUGUE

Tatihou Maritime Museum

Museums

The museum preserves and interprets for the public a collection of ...

from 8 . 0 0 €
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Auberge des Soeurs Moisy Museum

SAINT-CENERI-LE-GEREI

Auberge des Soeurs Moisy Museum

Museums

This old inn was the resort and gathering of renowned painters throughout the ...

Jacques-Émile Blanche Museum

OFFRANVILLE

Jacques-Émile Blanche Museum

Museums

The museum brings together paintings, complete literary works, souvenirs, ...

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