	The Van Gogh Museum is open until 10:00 pm every Friday evening. This extension of the opening hours is made possible by the museum's promoting partner Rabobank and the City of Amsterdam Department of Economic Affairs. In addition to the permanent collection and the temporary exhibitions, the museum offers a supplementary programme on Friday evenings, presenting something new and special in the museum. As part of this programme, in September the Van Gogh Museum will be launching a monthly music podium. Every second Friday evening of the month, students and recent graduates of the Conservatory of Amsterdam will have the opportunity of showing off their talent and versatility, ranging from classical music, jazz, world music, old music and pop music. The focus is not only on the music itself, but also the story behind it and, naturally, its presentation. The exhibition Fierce friends: Artists & animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1900 (5 October 2005 - 5 February 2006) is all about the relationship between man and animal. On Friday evenings this theme will be central in meetings with artists, scientists, and in guided tours, lectures and films. Also during the exhibition, every Friday evening in the Van Gogh Museum you can find a suitable date using the animal signs in Chinese astrology. Pick up a button at the information desk with the animal of your birth year and a description of the animal signs you are most compatible with. Now all you have to do is muster up the courage to go up and talk to your match and, who knows, you just might leave the museum together! PROGRAMME

The Van Gogh Museum is open until 10:00 pm every Friday evening. This extension of the opening hours is made possible by the museum's promoting partner Rabobank and the City of Amsterdam Department of Economic Affairs. In addition to the permanent collection and the temporary exhibitions, the museum offers a supplementary programme on Friday evenings, presenting something new and special in the museum.

As part of this programme, in September the Van Gogh Museum will be launching a monthly music podium. Every second Friday evening of the month, students and recent graduates of the Conservatory of Amsterdam will have the opportunity of showing off their talent and versatility, ranging from classical music, jazz, world music, old music and pop music. The focus is not only on the music itself, but also the story behind it and, naturally, its presentation.

The exhibition Fierce friends: Artists & animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1900 (5 October 2005 - 5 February 2006) is all about the relationship between man and animal. On Friday evenings this theme will be central in meetings with artists, scientists, and in guided tours, lectures and films. Also during the exhibition, every Friday evening in the Van Gogh Museum you can find a suitable date using the animal signs in Chinese astrology. Pick up a button at the information desk with the animal of your birth year and a description of the animal signs you are most compatible with. Now all you have to do is muster up the courage to go up and talk to your match and, who knows, you just might leave the museum together!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

	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.

	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.

	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.

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

	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 Bl�hm, 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.

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 Bl�hm, 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.

	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.**

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.

	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.

	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.

	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 Nosz�lie 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.

Manet and the sea

A festive evening celebrating the opening of the Manet exhibition with the seamen's choir the Nosz�lie 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.

	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.

	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. St�phane 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.

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. St�phane 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.

Tour de France - Photography

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.

Tour de France - Wine tasting

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.

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.

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.

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 Isra�ls by Teio Meedendorp, researcher at the Kr�ller-M�ller 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.

Summer school � Facets of Impressionism

Lecture no. III: The urban Impressionists Breitner and Isra�ls
by Teio Meedendorp, researcher at the Kr�ller-M�ller 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 Kr�ller-M�ller 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.

Summer school � Facets of Impressionism

Lecture no. IV: The technique of the �impression'
by Teio Meedendorp, researcher at the Kr�ller-M�ller 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. In English. Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium Van Gogh and the sea: Agnieszka Juszczak, assistant-curator at the Van Gogh Museum, guides visitors around the exhibition Van Gogh and the sea. In Dutch. Starts: 20.30 hours, assemble at information desk

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. In English.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

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

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

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. In Dutch.
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. In Dutch. 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.

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. In Dutch.
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.

	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. In Dutch. 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. In Dutch. Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

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. In Dutch.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

15 October

	Art Caf� This is the first instalment of the Art Caf�, 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. In Dutch. Start Art Caf�: 19.00 hours in the museum restaurant Start interviews: 19.30 hours in the museum restaurant

Art Caf�

This is the first instalment of the Art Caf�, 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. In Dutch.
Start Art Caf�: 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. In Dutch. Start sunflower display: 18.00 hours in the central hall Start talk: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

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. In Dutch.
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. In Dutch. Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

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. In Dutch.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

5 November

	Changed Programme Due to illness of Mr. Jan Wolkers the original programme of November 5th is cancelled. Visitors of the Friday evening will be offered an alternative programme with the video interviews, made in 2003 by the Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk Museum for the exhibition "Gogh Modern. Vincent van Gogh and Contemporary Art". Interviews will be shown from: Marina Abramovic, Karel Appel, David Bade, Erzs�bet Baerveldt, Marc Mulders and Toon Verhoef. In English and in Dutch. Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

Changed Programme

Due to illness of Mr. Jan Wolkers the original programme of November 5th is cancelled.

Visitors of the Friday evening will be offered an alternative programme with the video interviews, made in 2003 by the Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk Museum for the exhibition "Gogh Modern. Vincent van Gogh and Contemporary Art". Interviews will be shown from: Marina Abramovic, Karel Appel, David Bade, Erzs�bet Baerveldt, Marc Mulders and Toon Verhoef. In English and in Dutch.
Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

	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: 20.15 hours (in English)

19 NOVEMBER

	Art Caf� In the second instalment of the monthly Art Caf� (third Friday of every month) attention focuses on an art-related documentary at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), held this year from 18 to 28 November. Art journalist Sacha Bronwasser (Vrij Nederland) interviews the American director Travis Klose and discusses several extracts from his documentary Arakimentari, about the Japanese photographer Araki. In English. Director Walter Stokman, nominated for the Silver Wolf for best short IDFA-documentary with his documentary Based on a true story, is reading a column about the theme What are the criteria for a good documentary? In Dutch. Curator Edwin Becker also looks ahead to the exhibition L'Art Nouveau: The Bing empire (26 November to 27 February 2005 in the Van Gogh Museum) around the art dealer and collector Siegfried Bing (1838�1905). The name of Bing's Paris art gallery, L'Art Nouveau, became the name of the late 19th-century art movement also known as Jugendstil. In Dutch. Live music by Niki Romijn and Chris Grem Catering by Renzo's Starts: 19.30 hours in the museum restaurant

Art Caf�

In the second instalment of the monthly Art Caf� (third Friday of every month) attention focuses on an art-related documentary at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), held this year from 18 to 28 November.

Art journalist Sacha Bronwasser (Vrij Nederland) interviews the American director Travis Klose and discusses several extracts from his documentary Arakimentari, about the Japanese photographer Araki. In English.

Director Walter Stokman, nominated for the Silver Wolf for best short IDFA-documentary with his documentary Based on a true story, is reading a column about the theme What are the criteria for a good documentary? In Dutch.

Curator Edwin Becker also looks ahead to the exhibition L'Art Nouveau: The Bing empire (26 November to 27 February 2005 in the Van Gogh Museum) around the art dealer and collector Siegfried Bing (1838�1905). The name of Bing's Paris art gallery, L'Art Nouveau, became the name of the late 19th-century art movement also known as Jugendstil. In Dutch.

Live music by Niki Romijn and Chris Grem

Catering by Renzo's

Starts: 19.30 hours in the museum restaurant

	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 Live music in the central hall from 19.00 hours

	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. In Dutch. Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium Live music in the central hall from 19.00 hours

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 Live music in central hall from 19.00 hours on: Rodolfo Ravissant (piano) 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!

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

Live music in central hall from 19.00 hours on: Rodolfo Ravissant (piano)

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!

17 DECEMBER

	Art Caf� The guest at this Christmas edition of the Art Caf� is Marc Mulders. Art journalist Sacha Bronwasser (Vrij Nederland) interviews this remarkable artist who vigorously addresses religious subjects. Mulders incorporates biblical themes in his paintings and stained-glass windows, and frankly criticises society in his montage work. Professor Anton Wessels, emeritus professor of religious science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, preacher and author of the book 'A kind of Bible' about the religious aspects to Van Gogh, presents a column on Van Gogh's experience of Christmas. Also an interview with designer Joris Laarman in which contemporary applied art is examined against the perspectives offered by the exhibition L'Art Nouveau: The Bing empire. Joris Laarman designed a decorative radiator that was included in the Droog Design range. Live music: Joeri de Graaf (acoustic guitar), Fulvia Di Domenico (song) and Bas Kistjes (double bass) Catering by Renzo's Starts: 19.30 hours in the museum restaurant (in Dutch)

Art Caf�

The guest at this Christmas edition of the Art Caf� is Marc Mulders. Art journalist Sacha Bronwasser (Vrij Nederland) interviews this remarkable artist who vigorously addresses religious subjects. Mulders incorporates biblical themes in his paintings and stained-glass windows, and frankly criticises society in his montage work.

Professor Anton Wessels, emeritus professor of religious science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, preacher and author of the book 'A kind of Bible' about the religious aspects to Van Gogh, presents a column on Van Gogh's experience of Christmas.

Also an interview with designer Joris Laarman in which contemporary applied art is examined against the perspectives offered by the exhibition L'Art Nouveau: The Bing empire. Joris Laarman designed a decorative radiator that was included in the Droog Design range.

Live music: Joeri de Graaf (acoustic guitar), Fulvia Di Domenico (song) and Bas Kistjes (double bass)

Catering by Renzo's

Starts: 19.30 hours in the museum restaurant (in Dutch)

	no programme Museum closed at 18.00 hours

	no programme Museum closed at 18.00 hours

7 JANUARI

	The letters IV: Vincent and Theo Actor Rein Edzard reads extracts from the letters of Vincent van Gogh in which Vincent's relationship with his brother forms a central theme. A picture of brotherly love, financial support and shared art interests emerges. In Dutch. The performance will be supported by the sound and images from the Art DVD by Wolter Aalders, in which an interpretation is given of the works of Van Gogh. Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium Live music in the central hall from 19.00 hours

The letters IV: Vincent and Theo

Actor Rein Edzard reads extracts from the letters of Vincent van Gogh in which Vincent's relationship with his brother forms a central theme. A picture of brotherly love, financial support and shared art interests emerges. In Dutch.
The performance will be supported by the sound and images from the Art DVD by Wolter Aalders, in which an interpretation is given of the works of Van Gogh.

Starts: 19.30 hours in the auditorium

Live music in the central hall from 19.00 hours

	Music around 1900 Willem Wander van Nieuwkerk, tutor of 20th-century and contemporary music at the Amsterdam Conservatory, talks about relations between music and the other arts around 1900. Conservatory students provide the music. In Dutch. Starts: 19.30 hours in the central hall

21 JANUARY

Art Caf� � Realism Now

Realism and figurative art have returned to the scene. Over the past ten years abstraction has virtually disappeared; most contemporary painters now produce �recognisable' subjects, often basing their work on photos; landscapes have become interesting again. But what is realism? The gallery owners at the Realisme 05 fair (19 to 23 January 2005 in the Passengers Terminal Amsterdam), to be held for a second time owing to last year's resounding success, have been doing good business with realistic art for many decades. It accounts for a major share of the art market, yet draws no attention from the press and museums. Various worlds in the field of contemporary, realistic art are brought together in a round table discussion.

Art journalist Sacha Bronwasser (Vrij Nederland) leads the discussion and interviews the following guests: artists Ronald Ophuis and Henk Helmantel, gallery owners Adriaan van der Have (Torch Gallery) and Koen Nieuwendijk (Galerie Lieve Hemel) and Emily Ansenk (director of the Frisia Museum).

Also a column by Jeremy Baker, live music by the duo Ravind Sangha & Eli Ozary and catering by Renzo's.!

Starts: 19.30 hours in the museum restaurant (in Dutch)

18 FEBRUARY

Art Caf�

The central theme of this edition of the Art Caf� is the value of art. Art journalist Sacha Bronwasser (Vrij Nederland) interviews three guests:

Marcel Brouwer, expert on 20th-century decorative art at Christie's auction house, discusses several objects from L'Art Nouveau: The Bing empire (an exhibition around the 19th-century art dealer Siegfried Bing) and pieces from the same style period soon to be auctioned.

Olav Velthuis, academic, journalist and author of the book Imaginaire economie. Hedendaagse kunstenaars over de wereld van het grote geld (vertalen) gives a brief talk on the value of art.

Designer Frank Tjepkema received the Dutch Design Award 2004 (category �Free design and fashion') for his cruciform medallion? Bling Bling, in which dozens of gilded brand logos, including those of Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Shell, Gucci, Diesel, Kellogg's, Xerox and Apple, show how consumption has become the religion of our age.

Live music by Ravind Shanga en Eli Ozary from the Sky Bikers Quartet.

Starts: 19.30 hours in the museum restaurant (in Dutch)

25 FEBRUARY

L'Art Nouveau: The Bing empire

Festive closure of the exhibition.

Presentation of the art of Japanese cooking by Akira Oshima, executive chef and manager of the Japanese restaurants at Hotel Okura Amsterdam.
Starts: 19.00 hours in the central hall of the museum

Edwin Becker, curator of exhibitions at the Van Gogh Museum, tells about the exhibition L'Art Nouveau. La Maison Bing.
Starts: 20.00 hours in the auditorium (in Dutch)

Live music by Ravind Shanga (flute) and Michi Komoto (piano).
Starts: 19.00 hours in the central hall of the museum

4 MARCH

Letter cycle VI: Jan Wolkers

In this sixth edition of the Letter cycle writer and artist Jan Wolkers reads from Painting is something that wears you down and From Eigenheimer to Dor�, two of his essays on Vincent van Gogh, and several passages from the artist's original letters. In Dutch.
Starts: 19.30 hours
Location: auditorium
Duration: circa 60 minutes

Rodolfo Ravissant
Live music in the central hall by Rodolfo Ravissant (piano).
Starts: 19.00 hours

18 MARCH

Art caf�

The guests are animators Martha Colburn and Daan Spruijt. Journalist Sacha Bronwasser (Vrij Nederland) interviews the young artists about their work, from which excerpts will be shown. In Dutch.
With live music from Trio Laurens Joensen: Laurens Joensen (voice, guitar, piano), Frans Molenaar (accordion, guitar) and Pieter Hoogervorst (double bass).
Starts: 19.30 hours
Location: central hall

Try out: Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control
Dance company Kristina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and Tomoko Mukaiyama try out their joint production, to be premiered on 25 March as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition. During this tryout Schiele's works will not yet be on display in the exhibition area.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: circa 45 minutes

25 MARCH

Egon Schiele

From today the exhibition Egon Schiele can be viewed in the exhibition wing.

A taste of Jamie Oliver!
Cooking demonstration by Jamie Oliver's Dutch Fifteen team, under the supervison of Bastiaan Doesburg.
Starts: 19.00 hours
Location: central hall

Room Eleven
Live music by Janne Schra (voice), Arri�n Molema (guitar), Mikko Karjalainen (double bass) and Dirk Flatau (piano).
Starts: 19.00 hours
Location: central hall

Lecture
Introduction to the life and work of Egon Schiele by Schiele expert Jane Kallir. In English.
Starts: 19.30 hours
Location: auditorium
Duration: circa 40 minutes

Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control
Joint production by dance company Krisztina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and the internationally celebrated pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: circa 45 minutes

1 APRIL

Letter cycle VII: The young Van Gogh

Art historian Fred Leeman talks about Van Gogh's time in The Hague,
referring to passages from the artist's letters, the exhibition The Hague School and the young Van Gogh in The Hague Gemeentemuseum, and the museum's recent acquisition of Portrait of Jozef Blok from Vincent's Hague period. In Dutch.
Starts: 19.30 hours
Location: auditorium
Duration: circa 40 minutes

Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control
Joint production by dance company Krisztina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and the internationally celebrated pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: circa 45 minutes

Rodolfo Ravissant
Live music in the central hall by Rodolfo Ravissant (piano).
Starts: 19.00 hours

8 APRIL

Guided tour: Paintings fade like flowers

Ella Hendriks, restorer at the Gogh Museum, talks about the museum's presentation on fading and discolouration in Van Gogh's paintings and drawings. In Dutch.
Starts: 19.30 hours
Location: assemble at information desk
Duration: circa 30 minutes

Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control
Joint production by dance company Krisztina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and the internationally celebrated pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: circa 45 minutes

Music
Live Brazilian music in the central hall by Magda Mendes (voice), Joeri de Graaf (acoustic guitar) and Bas Kisjes (double bass).
Starts: 19.00 hours

15 APRIL

Art Caf�

Guests are choreographer Krizstina de Ch�tel and performer Oliver Blomeier*. Journalist Sacha Bronwasser (Vrij Nederland) will interview them about their involvement in the Egon Schiele exhibition and the joint production Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control by Dansgroep Krizstine de Ch�tel and performance artist Marina Abramovic. In Dutch.
With live muziek by Freddy und die D�senj�ger.
Starts: 19.30 hours
Location: central hall

*Contrary to previous announcements Marina Abramovic is unable to attend the Art Caf�; her place has been taken by Oliver Blomeier, a performer with the IPG (Independent Performance Group), under the direction of Marina Abramovic.

Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control
Joint production by dance company Krisztina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and the internationally celebrated pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: circa 45 minutes

22 APRIL

Around Gauguin

Jan Gorm Madsen, assistant curator at the Van Gogh Museum, guides visitors around the presentation Around Gauguin: Post-impressionist paintings from the Triton Foundation. In Dutch.
Starts: 19.30 hours
Location: assemble at information desk
Duration: circa 30 minutes

Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control
Joint production by dance company Krisztina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and the internationally celebrated pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: circa 45 minutes

Niki Romijn
Live music in the central hall by Niki Romijn (voice, piano) and Chris Grem (guitar).
Starts: 19.00 hours

29 APRIL

Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control

Joint production by dance company Krisztina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and the internationally celebrated pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: circa 45 minutes

Trio Laurens Joensen
Live music in the central hall by Laurens Joensen (voice, guitar), Sven Schuster (double bass) and Charlie Czastro (piano). Starts: 19.00 hours

6 MAY

Letter cycle VIII: Klik

Performance Klik by Liekje Welten, inspired by the life, work and letters of Vincent van Gogh. In Dutch. With James Pollarrd on piano.
Starts: 19.30 hour
Location: central hall
Duration: circa 30 minutes

Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control
Joint production by dance company Krisztina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and the internationally celebrated pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: circa 45 minutes

Realtime Duo
Jazz and blues, latin and pop classics in de central hall by Wolfgang Keller (saxophone) and Markus Ilmari (guitar).
Starts: 19.00 hours

13 MAY

Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control

Joint production by dance company Krisztina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and the internationally celebrated pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: circa 45 minutes

Reinier Voet & the Pigalle44 Trio
Swing musette, gipsy jazz and chansons in the central hall, by Reinier Voet (solo guitar), Jan Brouwer (rhythm guitar, voice) and Nick McGuire (double bass).
Starts: 19.00 hours

20 MAY

Art Caf�

Guests are artist Dieuwke Spaans and performance artist Mari�lle Videler. Responding to the Egon Schiele exhibition journalist Sacha Bronwasser (Vrij Nederland) interviews young artists about their work and any affinity they may feel for the work of Egon Schiele and Marina Abramovic. In Dutch.
With live music by the duo Paulien van Schaik (voice) and Hein van de Geyn (double bass).
Starts: 19.00 hours
Location: central hall

Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control
Joint production by dance company Krisztina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and the internationally celebrated pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: circa 45 minutes

27 MAY

Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control*

Joint production by dance company Krisztina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and the internationally celebrated pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: circa 45 minutes

* Unfortunately only a limited number of visitors can be admitted to the performance. Although we advise you to attend well in advance, we cannot guarantee that everyone will be able to see the production.

Ensemble PFCe
Classical music in the central hall by Karina Erhard (flute), Ha Yang Kim (cello) and Brook Cuden (piano). Starts at 19.30 hours.

3 JUNE

Egon Schiele, the exhibition

Edwin Becker, curator of exhibitions at the Van Gogh Museum, talks about the exhibition Egon Schiele (25 March to 19 June). He discusses the life and work of the Viennese Expressionist (1890-1918), and also the museum's collaboration with Dansgroep Krisztina de Ch�tel and the Independent Performance Group (IPG), directed by Marina Abramovic.
Starts: 19.00 hours
Location: auditorium
Language: Dutch
Duration: � 45 minutes

Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control*
Joint production by Dansgroep Krisztina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and the internationally celebrated pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: � 45 minutes

* Unfortunately only a limited number of visitors can be admitted to the performance. Although we advise you to attend well in advance, we cannot guarantee that everyone will be able to see the production.

Charly Zastrau & Cord Heineking Duo
Live jazz music in the museum's central hall by Charly Zastrau (piano) and Cord Heineking (double bass). From 19.00 hours.

10 JUNE

Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control*

Joint production by Dansgroep Krisztina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and the internationally celebrated pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: � 45 minutes

* Unfortunately only a limited number of visitors can be admitted to the performance. Although we advise you to attend well in advance, we cannot guarantee that everyone will be able to see the production.

The Benonies
Italian live music, film music, Yiddish music and Benonie Blues in the museum's central hall by the �smallest big band in the Netherlands', comprising Patrick Dassen (flute), Titus Dekker (alto saxophone), Harry Wijshoff (clarinet), Menso Rappoldt (double bass), Hans Terhorst (guitar) and Wouter Popma (percussion). From 19.00 hours.

17 JUNE

Art Cafe: Marina Abramovic

The guest at this eighth edition of the Art Cafe (held every third Friday in the month) is performance artist Marina Abramovic. Journalist Sacha Bronwasser (Vrij Nederland) interviews her about the contribution made by the Independent Performance Group (IPG) to the exhibition Egon Schiele and collaboration with Dansgroep Krisztina de Ch�tel.
Starts: 19.00 hours
Location: central hall
Language: English
Duration: � 30 minutes

Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control*
Joint production by Dansgroep Krisztina de Ch�tel, performance artist Marina Abramovic and the internationally celebrated pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama, as part of the Egon Schiele exhibition.
Starts: 20.15 hours
Location: exhibition wing
Duration: � 45 minutes

* Unfortunately only a limited number of visitors can be admitted to the performance. Although we advise you to attend well in advance, we cannot guarantee that everyone will be able to see the production.

Brazilian music
Live music in the museum's central hall by Fulvia Di Domenico (voice), Joeri de Graaf (acoustic guitar) and Bas Kistjes (double bass). From 19.00 hours.

15 JULY

Rembrandt & Van Gogh

Drawings by the masters
To accompany the exhibition Van Gogh draughtsman. The masterpieces (2 July to 18 September in the Van Gogh Museum), and in anticipation of Rembrandt Year 2006, Peter Schatborn (former head of the Rijksprentenkabinet) and Sjraar van Heugten (head of Collections at the Van Gogh Museum) talk about the drawing skills of both Dutch artists.
Starts: 20.00 hours
Location: auditorium
Language: Dutch
Duration: � 60 minutes

Reinier Voet - Pigalle44 Trio
�Where swing jazz and bop meet the Paris of the Forties and Fifties.'
Swing, musette, gipsy-jazz and chansons in the museum's central hall by Reinier Voet (solo guitar), Jan Brouwer (rhythm guitar, voice) and Nick McGuire (double bass). From 19.00 hours.

22 JULY

Martin Lodewijk signing session

To accompany the presentation of Het oor van Gogh Martin Lodewijk signs the special edition of The making of dossier Het oor van Gogh. As part of the presentation the cartoonist will also give a talk, together with writer/journalist Pieter van Oudheusden.

Talk and presentation:
Starts: 20.00 hours
Language: Dutch
Location: assemble at the information desk
Duration: around 30 minutes

Signing session:
Starts: 20.45 hours
Location: museum central hall

Rodolfo Ravissant
Live music in the museum's central hall by Rodolfo Ravissant (piano). From 19.00 hours.

26 AUGUST

Van Gogh's early drawings

To accompany the exhibition Van Gogh draughtsman. The masterpieces (2 July to 18 September) Teio Meedendorp, Van Gogh collection researcher at the Kr�ller-M�ller Museum, talks about his recent findings concerning the artist's early drawings.

Begins: 20.00 hours
Location: auditorium
Language: Dutch
Duration: app. 45 minutes

Rodolfo Ravissant
Live music in the museum's central hall by Rodolfo Ravissant (piano). From 19.00 hours.

2 SEPTEMBER

Rabobank Development Programme

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Rabobank Foundation and the launching of the Rabobank Development Programme, various artists, employees and associates of the Rabobank visited several projects in Tanzania, Honduras, India and Egypt.
The mission of these projects is to enable people to become socially-economically independent in a viable environment. These trips allowed the individuals to personally experience the impact the Rabobank Development Programme is making in rural areas, and to creatively record this on site.

On this Friday evening, journalist/writer Gijs Wanders, artist Herman van Hoogdalem and photographer Dirk Buwalda recount their experiences in Tanzania and Honduras, and show some of the works they made there. Singer Vera van der Poel and guitarist Tjeerd van Zanen present their Honduras numbers. Two associates and employees of the Rabobank, Lieky van Beek and Bert Ververs, comment on their creative interpretations of their journey to India.

Begins: 8:00 pm
Location: main hall
Language: Dutch
Duration: app. 60 minutes

9 SEPTEMBER

Conservatory podium

Sequenzas

The first performance in a new monthly musical platform, held every second Friday evening of the month, in which students and recent graduates of the Conservatory of Amsterdam have the opportunity of showing off their talent and versatility.

Central in this series are the Sequenzas. These solo pieces by the Italian composer Luciano Berio (1925-2003) are a veritable voyage of discovery into the possibilities of the instrument and the player: unfamiliar sounds and techniques unusual for the time are assimilated into virtuoso and capricious solos. Theatrical elements play an important role in several of these by now modern �classics'. At times, the players are required to adopt techniques at odds with the norm. For instance, in the Sequenza for singing, there is screaming, mumbling and whispering. With his Sequenzas, Berio not only set a new standard for composing music for these instruments but also for its performance. To enhance the intimate character of the musical pieces, they are each performed in an individual part of the museum.

The participants in the project are young professional musicians specialising in modern music:
Sequenza I for flute (1958) � Marieke Franssen
Sequenza II for harp (1963)� Miriam Overlach
Sequenza III for voice (1966)� Sabine W�thrich
Sequenza IV for piano (1966)� Ermis Theodorakis
Sequenza VII for oboe (1969)� Naomi Sato (Arr. for soprano saxophone)
Sequenza VIII and violin (1976)� Bas Wiegers

The musical pieces will be elucidated by composer and teacher of 20th-century music Willem Wander van Nieuwkerk.

Begins: 8:00 pm
Location: main hall
Language: elucidation will be in Dutch
Duration: app. 70 minutes

16 SEPTEMBER

Art Caf� � Draughtsmen

The guests in this edition of Art Cafe are the draughtsmen Rogier Walrecht and Jans Muskee. In conjunction with the exhibition Van Gogh draughtsman: The masterpieces (2 July - 18 September, Van Gogh Museum), Gus Maussen, programmer of the Van Gogh Museum Friday evenings, interviews both artists about their own work and their selection from the exhibition. Includes a drawn column by cartoonist Barbara Stok.

Begins: 8:00 pm
Location: main hall
Language: Dutch
Duration: app. 45 minutes

23 SEPTEMBER

Prints with a message

Aukje Vergeest, art historian at the Van Gogh Museum, guides visitors around the presentation Prints with a message (8 July - 9 October, Van Gogh Museum) on view in the print room.

In addition to autonomous prints intended for the art market, in the late 19th century artists produced substantial amounts of printed matter of a more prosaic nature, including cabaret posters, theatre programmes, invitations and menus. This exhibition presents a selection from the print collection of the Van Gogh Museum.

Begins: 8:00 pm
Location: meet up at the information desk
Language: Dutch
Duration: app. 30 minutes

The Benonies

Italian film music, Yiddish music and Benonie Blues in the museum's central hall by the �smallest big band in the Netherlands', comprising Marianne Selleger (voice), Patrick Dassen (flute), Titus Dekker (alto saxophone), Harry Wijshoff (clarinet), Menso Rappoldt (double bass), Hans Terhorst (guitar) and Wouter Popma (percussion). From 19.00 hours.

7 OCTOBER

Love and violence � Maarten Frankenhuis

In conjunction with the exhibition Fierce friends: Artists & animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1900 (5 October 2005 - 5 February 2006, Van Gogh Museum), former Artis Zoo director Maarten Frankenhuis poignantly explores one of the themes in the exhibition, namely love and violence in the animal kingdom!

Begins: 8:00 pm
Location: auditorium
Language: Dutch
Duration: app. 45 minutes

Charly Zastrau and Cord Heineking Duo

Live jazz music in the main hall of the museum by Charly Zastrau (piano) and Cord Heineking (counter bass). From 7:00 pm.

14 OCTOBER

Conservatory podium

CD presentation Paul Oomen - electricity n soul

In this monthly series (every second Friday evening of the month), in which students of the Conservatory of Amsterdam are given a platform, Paul Oomen presents his new album electricity n soul (produced by the Berlin music label Phonector). This CD includes a cross-section of the compositions he wrote in the past three years for instruments and live electronics.

Paul Oomen (Amsterdam, 1983) is a composer/theatre maker. He has been studying in Amsterdam under Daan Manneke since 2001 and has studied and worked regularly in Berlin since 2004. His music and performances have been presented in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, England, Poland and Hungary.

This evening's programme features two tracks from the new CD:
- Rwa Bhineda (2002) for flute and live electronics by Jos Zwaanenburg; and
- Finger music (2005) for electric guitar and multi FX processors by Wiek Hijmans.

Begins: 8:00 pm
Location: main hall
Duration: app. 30 minutes

Following this presentation is a try-out of the software Time Engineer developed by Paul Oomen in collaboration with computer programmers of the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU), with which sound sources (live or sampled) can be processed in a highly flexible manner. As the pilot of this new �instrument', Paul Oomen will make a remix of the material from the CD electricity n soul. Includes live video by Rio Rokoko, VJ from Budapest. With the assistance of the HKU students Poul Holleman, Salvador Breed and Luc van Weelden.

21 October

Monkey business

The monkey is loose in the Van Gogh Museum, DJs and VJs are going wild!

The aim of the Monkey Business Foundation is to prevent the extinction of the orangutan on Sumatra by preserving and protecting the Sumatran rain forest. By preserving this habitat, not only is the orangutan helped, but many other animal species as well.

In conjunction with the exhibition Fierce friends: Artists & animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1900 (5 October 2005 - 5 February 2006, Van Gogh Museum) the Monkey Business Foundation will outline its objectives and look for new sponsors.

VJs and DJs Jaziah and Brian S lead Friday evening visitors into their animal world with images and sounds of animals.

Begins: 6:00 pm
Location: main hall

4 NOVEMBER

Frans de Waal � Our Inner Ape

In connection with the exhibition Fierce Friends: Artists and Animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1900 (5 October 2005 - 5 February 2006, Van Gogh Museum), biologist and ethologist Frans de Waal will present his latest book Our inner ape. A leading primatologist explains why we are who we are.

Frans de Waal, who has been living and working in the United States since 1981, is a leading authority worldwide on the social intelligence of primates. In his latest book he gives examples and anecdotes from the realm of chimpanzees and bonobos, which make clear that not only power and sex, but also empathy and friendship are part of our biological heritage. De Waal even takes Darwin's theory of evolution a step further: Not only do we stem from apes, we are apes!

This is a unique opportunity to meet this famous researcher and author, so be sure to join us and discover the ape in yourself!

Begins: 8:00 pm
Location: auditorium
Language: Dutch

Immediately following this presentation, Frans de Waal will sign his new book in the main hall of the museum.

Frans de Waal (1948) is professor of psychology at Emory University in Atlanta (U.S.A.) and researcher at the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center there. His earlier publications include Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and other Animals (1996), Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape (1997) and The Ape and the Sushi Master (2001).

Brazilian Music

Live music in the main hall of the museum by Fulvia Di Domenico (vocals), Joeri de Graaf (acoustic guitar) and Bas Kistjes (counter bass). From 7:00 pm.

11 NOVEMBER

Conservatory podium

Fidan

A monthly series (every second Friday evening of the month) in which students of the Conservatory of Amsterdam are offered a platform.

Born and raised in Germany, the Turkish singer Esra Dalfidan's ambition is to bridge her cultural background and her western living environment by means of a musical synthesis. Her jazz compositions are characterised by a broad spectrum of folkloristic, classical, contemporary, Indian and, naturally, Turkish musical influences.
All of the members of this quintet (whom Esra met while studying at the Department of Jazz of the Amsterdam Conservatory) have their own individual creative input, which Esra has succeeded in forging into a close-knit unity.
Fidan addresses all of the senses and ushers the audience into a world rich in contrasts.

Esra Dalfidan - vocals
O�uz B�y�kberber - bass clarinet
Franz von Chossy - piano
Sean Fasciani - counter bass
Uli Genenger - drum

Begins: 8:00 pm
Location: main hall
Duration: app. 60 minutes

18 NOVEMBER

Art Caf� � Artists and animals

The guests in this edition of Art Caf� are the visual artists Barbara Polderman and Tom Heerschop. In conjunction with the exhibition Fierce friends: Artists & animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1900 (5 October 2005 - 5 February 2006, Van Gogh Museum) the artists are interviewed by writer and actor Jeremy Baker (Koefnoen, Vals Plat) about their work and the role animals play in it. With live music by Janne and Arri�n from Room Eleven.

Begins: 8:00 pm
Location: main hall
Language: Dutch
Duration: app. 45 minutes

25 NOVEMBER

Patti Smith and friends

an intimate evening of words and music

November 2005 marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Patti Smith's debut album Horses, a groundbreaking rock & roll masterpiece which continues its unparalleled influence on rock music, style and culture. This musical milestone is celebrated with the release of Horses/Horses, a two-disc Legacy Special Edition of Patti Smith's debut album. In connection with the exhibition Fierce Friends: Artists and Animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1900 (5 October 2005 - 5 February 2006) the Van Gogh Museum is proud to present Patti Smith live at the Friday evening programme.

Begins: 8:00 pm
Location: main hall

Support act by the American singer-songwriter John Lester who will perform works from his latest CD So Many Reasons. John Lester wrote most of the numbers on this CD while travelling throughout Europe in the past three years. It includes the song �Last Letter to Theo', inspired by the letters of Vincent van Gogh and the artist's works in the Van Gogh Museum, the Kr�ller-M�ller Museum and the Mus�e d'Orsay. From 7:00 until 7:30 pm in the main hall.

A park with two faces

From 28 October to 8 January 2006, the Van Gogh Museum will be receiving numerous paintings on loan from the Noro Foundation. This collection comprises superb works by Jongkind, Monet, Renoir, Signac and Picasso, among others, as well as People walking in a park, Paris by Vincent van Gogh. This colourful view of a park was painted in the autumn of 1886 during Van Gogh's sojourn in Paris. In the preparatory stages of the exhibition, Aukje Vergeest (art historian, Van Gogh Museum) discovered a second image underneath the park scene, namely a portrait! She described her find in the catalogue Een park met twee gezichten. Van Goghs Wandelaars in een park, Parijs, en ander werk uit de Noro Foundation (catalogue only in Dutch), and will discuss this Van Gogh as well as other works in the Noro Foundation.

Begins: 7:30 pm
Location: meet up at the information desk
Language: Dutch
Duration: app. 30 minutes

2 DECEMBER

The reconstruction of a mammoth

In connection with the exhibition Fierce friends: Artists & animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1900 (5 October 2005 - 5 February 2006, Van Gogh Museum), this Friday evening centres on the reconstruction of the discovered remains of the Yukagir mammoth, a main attraction at the world fair EXPO 2005 Aichi in Japan, and the premi�re of the painting of the same title made by the Kennis brothers.

The guests are:

Dick Mol, a renowned mammoth expert; a member of the scientific team conducting a palaeontological investigation in Siberia into the fossil remains of mammals from the late Ice Age; and an expert on the mammoth graveyards in the North Sea.

Remie Bakker, founder of Manimal Works, a company that produces animal models for film, television, museums and zoos.

The Adrie and Alfons Kennis brothers, internationally acclaimed for their drawings of pre-historical humans and animals.

Gus Maussen, programmer of the Van Gogh Museum Friday evenings, queries the guests about the combination of sculpture, drawing and painting on the one hand and the application of sciences such as palaeontology, biology and anatomy on the other hand.

Begins: 8:00 pm
Location: auditorium
Language: Dutch
Duration: app. 45 minutes

Tripartido

Live music from the rich Brazilian tradition in the form of arrangements written specially for this trio. Scintillating sambas, graceful bossa novas and ingenious choros by Joeri de Graaf (guitar, cavaquinho), Coen Kaldeway (saxophone, clarinet, flute) and Olaf Meijer (counter bass). From 7:00 pm.

16 DECEMBER

Walt Disney and Tom & Jerry

In conjunction with the exhibition Fierce friends: Artists & animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1900 (5 October 2005 - 5 February 2006, Van Gogh Museum) the Van Gogh Museum will be showing the oldest and finest Walt Disney cartoon films and Tom & Jerry reels, in which animals play leading roles and have human characters.

Main hall:
Various Mickey Mouse editions, including the very first appearances of Mickey and Minnie Mouse in �Steamboat Willie' (1928), �Mickey's Orphans' (1931) and �Building a Building' (1932). Various Tom & Jerry instalments, including �Puss Gets the Boot' from 1940.

Wall projections on the first and second level (no sound):
Robin Hood (1973) and Aristocats (1970)

Auditorium:
6:00 � 7:15 pm: Dumbo (1941)
7:15 � 8:30 pm: The Rescuers (1977)
8:30 � 9:45 pm: The Three Caballeros (1945)

6 JANUARY

Intelligent Design � Bas Haring

The theory of evolution is once again drawing a great deal of attention. According to the adherents of �Intelligent Design', Darwin's theory is not conclusive. Others believe that the story of creation should be deleted from biology books as it is not scientifically founded.

In the exhibition Fierce friends: Artists & animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1900 (5 October 2005 - 5 February 2006, Van Gogh Museum) the theory of evolution plays an important role, since it radically changed man's understanding of the animal kingdom and thus the image of man himself.

Bas Haring (known for his book Kaas en de evolutietheorie and the philosophical television programme Stof) philosophises on the phenomenon �Intelligent Design' and draws Friday evening visitors into his meditations.

Begins: 8:00 pm
Location: auditorium
Language: Dutch
Duration: app. 45 minutes

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: € 10.00
13-17: € 2.50
Up to 12 years and Museumkaart holders: Free
Holders of a Rabobank Europas: € 5.00
Rabobank Europas holders may bring along a guest for free on Friday evenings as of 6:00 pm.

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PROGRAMME

27 FEBRUARY

Fashion inspired by Rossetti

5 MARCH

Presentation anthology

12 MARCH

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

19 MARCH

Book market & lecture

26 MARCH

Lectures: Rossetti & Forget me not!

2 APRIL

Femmes fatales

9 APRIL

Good Friday

16 APRIL

Pre-Raphaelites

23 APRIL

Dante for beginners

30 APRIL

Queen's Day

7 MAY

Have yourself portrayed!

14 MAY

Photographs in interiors

21 MAY

Rossetti's sexual revolt

28 MAY

Hanco Kolk

4 June

The nose

11 June

Van Gogh investigated

18 June

Manet and the sea

25 June

Crazy about cooking: Joop Braakhekke

2 July

Maritime photography

9 July

Tour de France - La Maison Descartes

16 July

Tour de France - Photography

23 July

Tour de France - Wine tasting

30 July

Maritime Netherlands

6 August

Summer school - Facets of Impressionism

13 August

Summer school � Facets of Impressionism

20 August

Summer school � Facets of Impressionism

27 August

Summer school � Facets of Impressionism

3 September

Colour reconstructions Van Gogh and the sea

10 September

Manet and Monet

17 September

Sail 2005

24 September

The Dutch Royal Navy pays a visit

1 October

The letters of Van Gogh

8 October

Interior design in the shipping world

15 October

Art Caf�

22 October

The sunflower

29 October

The Bonger Collection

5 November

Changed Programme

12 November

Paintings fade like flowers

19 NOVEMBER

Art Caf�

26 NOVEMBER

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

Colour reconstructions
Van Gogh and the sea