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As of 27 February, the Van Gogh Museum will stay open until 10:00 pm every Friday evening. The extension of the opening hours is made possible by the Rabobank, our promoting partner. In addition to the permanent exhibition and the temporary shows in the exhibition wing, the Friday evening programme features special events, including lectures, guided tours, readings, and live music.
The restaurant is also open, and offers you a plat du jour and a beverage for
€ 13.50. In short, you are most welcome to come and experience something new in the museum every Friday evening!!

PROGRAMME

27 FEBRUARY

Fashion inspired by Rossetti

From 27 February through 6 June 2004, the Van Gogh museum is presenting an extensive survey exhibition on Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882). In conjunction with this, stylist Wenda Rietveld, photographer Jo van den Assem, beautician Ed Tijsen and the fashion magazine Elegance will show fashion lovers how they are inspired by this 19th-century artist's femmes fatales. Interested parties please note: the dress code is Rossetti! A photographer will be present to record the best femme fatale. Fashion by Isabel Marant. Music by dj Juha.
When: 6:00 pm. Where: the central hall of the Rietveld Building.

Click here for an impression of this evening in photographs.

5 MARCH

Presentation anthology

Sonnets by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, translated into Dutch by Ike Cialona, includes the most beautiful sonnets by the artist and poet Rossetti. The programme consists of a word of welcome by Edwin Becker, co-curator of the Rossetti exhibition, and an introduction by Jan Kuijper, editor at Athenaeum-Polak & van Gennep. The first copy of the book will be presented to the translator Ike Cialona. In the galleries, several sonnets will be recited next to the related paintings. For Dutch speakers.
When: 7:30 pm. Where: the promenade of the exhibition wing.

12 MARCH

Book presentation
by A.F.Th. van der Heijden

In conjunction with the National Book week, A.F.Th. van der Heijden's French diary notes, entitled Hier viel Van Gogh flauw (This is where Van Gogh fainted), will be presented. This book is not so much about Van Gogh, but rather Van der Heijden's adventures in France and his thoughts on his experiences there. Interview by Anna Tilroe (NRC) and reading by A.F.Th. van der Heijden from his own work, followed by a book signing session in the central hall of the museum. For Dutch speakers.
When: 7:00 pm. Where: the auditorium.

19 MARCH

Book market & lecture

In the context of the Book Week, researcher and Van Gogh expert Wouter van der Veen will give a lecture entitled Een bevlogen lezer - Van Gogh en de literatuur/A passionate reader – Van Gogh and literature, in which Van Gogh's literary preferences are highlighted. For Dutch speakers. The museum shop is organising a book market in the central hall of the museum. When: the book market begins at 6:00 pm. Where: the central hall of the Rietveld Building.
When: lecture begins at 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

26 MARCH

Lectures: Rossetti & Forget me not!

Lecture on Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) by Edwin Becker, co-organiser of the temporary survey exhibition. For Dutch speakers. Also, a tour of the exhibition of photographs Forget me not! by photograph expert and guest curator Geoffrey Batchen (in English).
When: Rossetti lecture begins at 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.
When: tour of Forget me not! begins at 8:30 pm.
Where: meet at the information desk.

2 APRIL

Femmes fatales

Inspired by the femmes fatales of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), Patty Wageman, organiser of the popular exhibition Femmes fatales in the Groninger Museum, gives a lecture on these seductive beauties. For Dutch speakers.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

9 APRIL

Good Friday

Tour through the museum of the religious works by Vincent van Gogh by Van Gogh expert Louis van Tilborgh, curator of paintings at the Van Gogh Museum. For Dutch speakers.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

16 APRIL

Pre-Raphaelites

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) was a co-founder of the artist's movement the Pre-Raphaelites. Expert Elizabeth Prettejohn tells us about the underlying motives of this group (in English).
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: in the auditorium.

23 APRIL

Dante for beginners

The last lecture on Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) is about Dante, his favourite author and namesake. Given by Dante expert José van der Helm. For Dutch speakers.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

30 APRIL

Queen's Day

No programme

7 MAY

Have yourself portrayed!

On the occasion of the exhibition of photography Forget me not!, Friday Evening visitors of the Van Gogh Museum will have the opportunity of having themselves portrayed. How do you want to be remembered? Bring some props along with you! Andreas Blühm, Head of Exhibitions and Display at the Van Gogh Museum will also conduct a tour of the exhibition. For Dutch speakers.
When: portraiture begins at 6:00 pm.
Where: the exhibition wing.
When: tour begins at 7:30 pm.
Where: meet at the information desk.

14 MAY

Photographs in interiors

On the occasion of the exhibition of photographs Forget me not!, My Favourite will feature an evening on photographs in interiors, with special cushions, shades, paintings and lamps. Come and be inspired! Two unique lamps will be given away. When: 6:00 pm.
Where: the central hall of the Rietveld Building.

21 MAY

Rossetti's sexual revolt

Completely overturning Victorian sexual roles, the paintings and sonnets by Dante Gabriel Rossetti were perceived as sexually provocative.

Friday evening Gilles Weyns will talk about his research at the State University of Ghent. He will give an impassioned lecture about the polarised society in which Rossetti's liberated and overtly sexually active women were experienced as an ?incarnate' social threat. Weyns will also recite several erotically charged passages from Rossetti's ballads and sonnets and engage in a dialogue with Edwin Becker, curator of the present Rossetti exhibition in the Van Gogh Museum.

In Dutch.

When: 7:30 pm

Where: the auditorium.

Duration: About 45 minutes.

 

Note: Change in programme!

The lecture Van Gogh investigated by the conservators of the Van Gogh Museum earlier planned for this date has been moved to 11 June.

28 MAY

Hanco Kolk

Especially for the Rossetti exhibition, cartoonist Hanco Kolk made two elaborate dioramas containing drawings derived from two important sources of inspiration for Rossetti's work: Dante and the legend of King Arthur. Hanco Kolk will extensively explain his work and moreover sign his books (including Single). For Dutch speakers.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

4 June

The nose

On this Friday evening Ton Teerling will talk about his profession as a psychologist of scent and taste. He provided the Rossetti exhibition with subtle scents and applies his knowledge in many other areas.
When: 7:30 pm: In Dutch.
When: 8:30 pm: In English.
Where: the auditorium.

11 June

Van Gogh investigated

The conservators of the Van Gogh Museum will present their findings and discoveries; for instance, how artists often used both sides of their canvases or overpainted them. In Dutch.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

18 June

Manet and the sea

A festive evening celebrating the opening of the Manet exhibition with the seamen's choir the Noszélie Singers and herring treats. A lecture (in English) will be given by Manet expert Juliet Wilson-Bareau entitled Introduction to the Manet exhibition, with a foreword by John Leighton, director of the Van Gogh Museum.
When: lecture begins at 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

25 June

Crazy about cooking: Joop Braakhekke

Inspired by Edouard Manet's Still life with fish, the entertaining chef Joop Braakhekke will astonish us with his culinary talents. In Dutch. With live music by the 4Tuoze Matroze.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: central hall of the museum.

2 July

Maritime photography

In conjunction with the exhibition Edouard Manet: Impressions of the sea, maritime photographer Bert Scheijgrond will talk about his profession and shows us his impressions of the sea. In Dutch.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

9 July

Tour de France - La Maison Descartes

Cycling fans! Come and see historic images of 100 years of the Tour de France. Win a cycling jersey signed by Michael Boogerd and Erik Dekker and maybe even a free racing bicycle!
When: 6:30 pm.
Where: the central hall of the museum.

Cultural Tour de France: the Maison Descartes is organising a French evening. In conjunction with the exhibition Edouard Manet: Impressions of the sea, a lecture (in French) will be given by Mrs. Dominique Dantec entitled Maritime heritage and artistic inspiration in Brittany. Stéphane Foll and Ronan Le Dissez will play the Breton oboe and the Breton bagpipes.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

A guided tour in Dutch of the most beautiful French works in the museum's permanent collection is also scheduled. Max. 20 participants.
When: 8:00 pm.
Where: information desk.

16 July

Tour de France - Photography

Cycling fans! Come and see historic images of 100 years of the Tour de France. Win a cycling jersey signed by Michael Boogerd and Erik Dekker and maybe even a free racing bicycle!
When: 6:30 pm.
Where: the central hall of the museum.

Cultural Tour de France: photographer Vincent van de Wijngaard followed Vincent van Gogh's geographical footsteps, and will give a visual report of Van Gogh's various residences. In Dutch.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

A guided tour in Dutch of the most beautiful French works in the museum's permanent collection is also scheduled. Max. 20 participants.
When: 8:00 pm.
Where: information desk.

23 July

Tour de France - Wine tasting

Cycling fans! Come and see historic images of 100 years of the Tour de France. Win a cycling jersey signed by Michael Boogerd and Erik Dekker and maybe even a free racing bicycle!
When: 6:30 pm.
Where: the central hall of the museum.

Cultural Tour de France: both the cycle race and Vincent's tour through France are discussed and sampled per wine region! Sign in at 7:00 pm at the information desk. Maximum of 70 participants. In Dutch.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

A guided tour in Dutch of the most beautiful French works in the museum's permanent collection is also scheduled. Max. 20 participants.
When: 8:00 pm.
Where: information desk.

30 July

Maritime Netherlands

Former programme maker for the NOS broadcasting company and chairman of the Sailing Trophy Foundation (‘the Connie van Rietschoten Award') Frans van Dusschoten will talk and show excerpts from his TV series Maritime Netherlands. In Dutch.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

A guided tour in English of the exhibition Edouard Manet: Impressions of the sea will also be given. Maximum of 20 participants.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: information desk.

6 August

Summer school - Facets of Impressionism

Lecture no. I: Manet and Impressionism in the Netherlands
by Benno Tempel, exhibition maker at the Kunsthal Rotterdam. In Dutch.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

A guided tour in English of the exhibition Edouard Manet: Impressions of the sea will also be given. Maximum of 20 participants.
When: 8:00 pm.
Where: information desk.

13 August

Summer school – Facets of Impressionism

Lecture no. II: Women of the street: A subject in Dutch Impressionism
by Benno Tempel, exhibition maker at the Kunsthal Rotterdam. In Dutch.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

A guided tour in English of the exhibition Edouard Manet: Impressions of the sea will also be given. Maximum of 20 participants.
When: 8:00 pm.
Where: information desk.

20 August

Summer school – Facets of Impressionism

Lecture no. III: The urban Impressionists Breitner and Israëls
by Teio Meedendorp, researcher at the Kröller-Müller Museum. In Dutch.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

A guided tour in English of the exhibition Edouard Manet: Impressions of the sea will also be given. Maximum of 20 participants.
When: 8:00 pm.
Where: information desk.

27 August

Summer school – Facets of Impressionism

Lecture no. IV: The technique of the ‘impression'
by Teio Meedendorp, researcher at the Kröller-Müller Museum. In Dutch.
When: 7:30 pm.
Where: the auditorium.

A guided tour in English of the exhibition Edouard Manet: Impressions of the sea will also be given. Maximum of 20 participants.
When: 8:00 pm.
Where: information desk.

3 September

Colour reconstructions
Van Gogh and the sea

Colour reconstructions:
Roy S. Berns of the Munsell Color Science Laboratory (Rochester Institute of Technology) uses the painting A Sunday afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte, 1884 (The Art Institute of Chicago) by Georges Seurat (1859-1891) to show how research into faded and discoloured paintings is conducted. He also presents examples of colour reconstructions that endeavour to recreate the original colours in paintings.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium (in English)

Van Gogh and the sea:
Agnieszka Juszczak, assistant-curator at the Van Gogh Museum, guides visitors around the exhibition Van Gogh and the sea.
Starts: 20.30 hours, assemble at information desk (in Dutch)

10 September

Manet and Monet

John Leighton, director of the Van Gogh Museum, talks about the artistic exchange between these two great 19th-century painters.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium.

17 September

Sail 2005

The spectacular sailing event Sail Amsterdam will be held for the seventh time from Wednesday 17 to Monday 22 August 2005, the theme being 'Enjoy a World of Friendships'. Many Tall Ships and Windjammers will put in at Amsterdam and a million visitors are expected. Joke Wittenberg, director of the Sail Amsterdam Foundation, looks forward to this magnificent occasion, as part of the companion programme to the exhibition Edouard Manet. Impressions of the sea.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium.

24 September

The Dutch Royal Navy pays a visit

The Dutch Royal Navy pays a visit to the Van Gogh Museum, as part of the companion programme to the exhibition Edouard Manet. Impressions of the sea.


Annette de Wit, head of communications at the Naval Museum, talks about the Navy in Van Gogh's time and Vincent's stay in Amsterdam with his uncle Jan, naval director and commander, at the Kattenburg Naval Dockyard from May 1877 to July 1878. Commander J.G. van der Burg, Naval Staff deputy head of planning, follows this with an impression of the Dutch Royal Navy today. Captain R.E. Harte, Commander Maritime Resources Amsterdam, introduces these talks.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium.

The Chamber Orchestra of the Marine Band of the Dutch Royal Navy will perform in the central hall. There will also be a DVD presentation 'Marine painters in 2004' by the Dutch Association of Marine Painters, plus a selection of visual material from the Naval Museum.

1 October

The letters of Van Gogh

From October onwards the Van Gogh Museum will devote the first Friday of every month to the letters of Vincent van Gogh. In this first instalment of the Letter Cycle Hans Luijten, researcher/editor at the Van Gogh Museum, talks about the theme of 'Love' in Vincent van Gogh's letters.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

8 October

Interior design in the shipping world

Arne Zuidhoek describes the fascinating creations of artists and designers on board passenger ships, as part of the companion programme to the exhibition Edouard Manet. Impressions of the sea.

With forty titles to his name Arne Zuidhoek is a leading publicist in the maritime field. He studied at the Art Academy in Amsterdam, after sailing on merchant ships and yachts and serving in the Dutch Royal Navy. Zuidhoek has also sailed as crew and passenger on large passenger ships. Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

15 October

Art Café

This is the first instalment of the Art Café, to be held in the museum restaurant on the third Friday evening of every month. This first evening focuses attention on the Royal Prize for Painting 2004, awarded to talented young painters by Queen Beatrix on 1 October. Sacha Bronwasser, art journalist at Vrij Nederland, interviews the prize winners.
Start Art Café: 19.00 hours in the museum restaurant
Start interviews: 19.30 hours in the museum restaurant

22 October

The sunflower

Vincent van Gogh painted several pictures of sunflowers. The programme for this Friday evening, whose theme is the sunflower, has been organised in collaboration with the gardening magazine Groei & Bloei. Experienced flower arrangers display their creations with sunflowers in the museum's central hall. Sia Rutjes and Birgit Schuurman, committee members of the Dutch Flower Arranging Contests, talk about the many aspects of the sunflower, such as the plant's qualities, its uses, symbolism and, of course, its role in flower arranging.
Start sunflower display: 18.00 hours in the central hall
Start talk: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

29 October

The Bonger Collection

Fred Leeman, former member of staff at the Van Gogh Museum and independent author and exhibition maker, talks about the art collection assembled by businessman Andries Bonger (1861-1934). This collection was acquired by the Dutch State in 1996 and is now managed by the Van Gogh Museum. Leeman talks about Andries Bonger's close friendship with Theo van Gogh and personal relations with artists from his collection, including Vincent van Gogh, Odilon Redon and Emile Bernard.
Followed by a guided tour of works by Odilon Redon and Emile Bernard from the Bonger Collection, which comprises more than a hundred pieces. The guided tour is conducted by Jan Gorm Madsen, assistant -curator at the Van Gogh Museum.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

5 November

Jan Wolkers reads extracts from Van Gogh's letters

In this second instalment of the Letter Cycle author and artist Jan Wolkers reads from his essays on Van Gogh  'Het schilderen is een ding waar men van verslijt' (Painting is something that wears one out) and 'Van eigenheimer tot doré' (From Eigenheimer to Doré), plus several extracts from letters by the artist. Followed by an interview by Leo Jansen, researcher/editor at the Van Gogh Museum.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

12 November

Paintings fade like flowers

Ella Hendriks, restorer at the Van Gogh Museum, gives a presentation about fading and discolouration in Van Gogh's drawings and paintings. Using reconstructions and photos she shows how over the years colour has gradually disappeared from the works.
Starts: 19.30 hours (in Dutch)
Starts: 20.00 hours (in English)

19 November

Art Café

In the second instalment of the monthly Art Café (third Friday of every month) attention focuses on art-related documentaries at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), held this year from 18 to 28 November. Sacha Bronwasser, art journalist at Vrij Nederland, interviews the documentary makers.
Also a look ahead to the documentary film Dutch Light by Pieter-Rim de Kroon and Maarten de Kroon, to be shown in the auditorium of the Van Gogh Museum on 26 November.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the museum restaurant

26 November

Dutch light

What is Dutch light? Is it really different from light elsewhere in the world? What is true, what is myth, what is fiction? In the documentary Dutch light Pieter-Rim de Kroon and Maarten de Kroon examine this elusive yet famous cultural phenomenon.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

3 December

The letters of Van Gogh

In this third instalment of the Letter Cycle Wolter Aalders shows extracts from his DVD Vincent Passion, in which the letters of Vincent van Gogh form an important theme.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

10 December

Tussen Kunst & Kitsch - Art Nouveau

Experts Klaas Akkerman and Frans Leidelmeijer appraise and value your jewellery and objects from the Art Nouveau period, in a special edition of the Dutch 'Antiques Roadshow' to accompany the exhibition L'Art Nouveau. La Maison Bing.
18.30 - 21.30 hours in the central hall

If you own jewellery or objects from this period and would like a professional opinion on their provenance and value, please write to:
Van Gogh Museum
t.a.v. Vrijdagavond - Tussen Kunst & Kitsch
Postbus 75366
1070 AJ Amsterdam

Or send an email to:
tussenkunstenkitsch@vangoghmuseum.nl

The number of participants is limited so contact us soon!

 

Programme subject to change. Reservations for programme events are not possible.

On Friday evenings the museum restaurant features a plat du jour and a beverage for € 13.50.

Opening hours on Friday:
Museum open from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
Ticket counter open until 9:30 pm
Shop open until 9:45 pm
Restaurant open until 9:30 pm, kitchen until 9:15 pm
Information desk and audiotour desk open until 10:00 pm

Admission fees:
Adults: € 9.00
13-17: € 2.50
Up to 12 years and Museumkaart holders: Free
Holders of a Rabobank Europas or a Museumkaart NS: € 4.50
Rabobank Europas holders may bring along a guest for free on Friday evenings as of 6:00 pm.

Please note: from 18 June to 26 September - during the Manet-exhibition - the price of a ticket fot adults will be raised to € 12.50.
Childeren to 12 years free, 13 to 17 years € 2,50
Dutch Museumcard: € 3,50
Keepers of a Dutch Railways pass or Rabobank Europass € 6,25

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