5/5 Karen C. 1 year ago on Google
Another
excellent
local
museum
in
St.
Rémy-de-Provence.
When
we
visited
at
the
beginning
of
October,
the
museum
closed
for
two
hours
at
noon
for
lunch.
We
arrived
after
lunch
and
had
the
place
virtually
to
ourselves
-
it
was
a
delight!
Very
informative
museum
host,
Chantal,
took
our
ticket
money
and
explained
the
museum,
carefully
explaining
that
there
are
no
original
works
of
van
Gogh’s
on
exhibit
here,
but
rather
the
exhibition
about
him
is
cultural
and
ethnographic
and
describes
his
life
and
experiences
in
St.
Rémy.
Great
description
of
van
Gogh’s
life
and
particularly
how
his
periods
of
painting
changed
based
on
his
life
events
and
time
at
the
mental
institution
in
St.
Rémy.
Lovely
movie
with
images
of
surrounding
countryside
Van
Gogh
painted
and
reproductions
of
how
he
painted
them.
Audio
guide
available
for
free
in
English
for
VG
exhibit.
Another
exhibit
was
on
when
we
visited
-
of
Juliette
Roche,
a
contemporary
painter
from
the
early
1900s.
Madame
Chantal
explained
about
Roche’s
work
for
us
a
bit,
which
made
the
visit
so
enjoyable.
Permanent
paintings
also
include
some
Roche
works,
as
well
as
some
of
her
husband’s
(who’s
name
I
forget
at
this
moment),
and
a
few
other
contemporary
artists
who
worked
locally.
Great
museum
for
small
St.
Rémy
-
very
worth
our
visit!
