The Musée d’Orsay, close to our hotels, takes an in-depth look at the last two months of Vincent Van Gogh‘s life in Auvers-sur-Oise, a key period for his work.

In the spring of 1890, painter Van Gogh moved to Auvers-sur-Oise to be closer to Paris and his brother Théo. Fragile and depressed, he took his own life two months later.

ironically, these industrious few weeks would see him produce some of his best work (74 paintings and 33 drawings, including the famous paintings The Church at Auvers and Portrait of Dr. Gachet.

Informed by numerous years of research, the exhibition concentrates on this very particular period in the work of Van Gogh.

In collaboration with the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, it offers a themed presentation, with still lifes, landscapes and portraits painted at the very end of the artist’s life, and it’s the first time that an exhibition has concentrated exclusively on this subject.

Linked with the exhibition, the museum is offering an interactive, immersive virtual reality experience, lasting around ten minutes. With your VR mask you’ll be warped into Dr. Gachet’s living room in Auvers-sur-Oise to explore paintings and interact with them.

There are also conferences, concerts, talks and even a hip-hop show! The full line-up of events can be consulted here.

You can also buy limited edition ‘digital souvenirs’ of the exhibition, one of which can be projected in augmented reality. They also give you 15% off the museum shop and other advantages.

And finally, the catalogue of the exhibition has just been published (256 pages, around 45€) here at your local Amazon.

BONUS FOR FRENCH-SPEAKERS! TV channel Arte has produced a new 52-minute documentary about Van Gogh “Deux mois et une éternité” (Two Months and an Eternity) which you can watch below (until 12th January 2024).

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The exhibition Van Gogh à Auvers-sur-Oise – the Final Months is at the Musée d’Orsay (here) until 4th February 2024

Open every day except Mondays from 9.30am-6pm (9.45pm Thursdays)

Admission: 16€ / 13€

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