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Entre Nous - Normandy art festival celebrates Monet and beyond

France24 · · 117 words · By Angela DIFFLEY; Amanda ALEXANDER
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“the Normandy Impressionist festival, which runs from May 29 to September 27 here in France”
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Three independent web sources (Mary Anne's France, Normandy Pays d'Auge Tourism, and Explore France) all confirm the Normandy Impressionist Festival runs from May 29 to September 27, 2026, in France.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — See also the Romanesque architecture erected by the Normans at Norman architecture. The architecture of Normandy spans a thousand years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Normandy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Normandy is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular No…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy
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“It marks the 100th anniversary of Impressionist painter Claude Monet's death”
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Wikipedia confirms Claude Monet died in 1926. Multiple web sources (Normandy Tourism, France Today, and Impressionist Adventures) explicitly state that the 2026 festival is dedicated to the centenary (100th anniversary) of his death.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oscar-Claude Monet (UK: , US: ; French: [klod mɔnɛ]; 14 November, 1840 – 5 December, 1926) was a French painter and founder of Impressionism who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monet
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of works by Claude Monet (1840–1926), including all the extant finished paintings but excluding the Water Lilies, which can be found here, and preparatory black and white sketches. Mone…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paintings_by_Claude_Mo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Water Lilies (French: Nymphéas [nɛ̃.fe.a]) is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840–1926). The paintings depict his flower garden at his home in Givern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Lilies_(Monet_series)
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“Philippe Platel, the festival's director”
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Multiple independent sources identify Philippe Platel as the director of the Normandie Impressionniste (Normandy Impressionist) festival, including France Today and a specific event listing for an artist talk.
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web search NEUTRAL — It features both renowned and emerging artists, from across France as well as from countries including India, Japan, China, South Africa, the United States and Britain … all “in dialogue” with impress…
https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/05/27/36819
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web search NEUTRAL — The Normandie Impressionniste festival, running well into autumn this year, offers an exceptional celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Impressionist movement. Rather than merely looking to the …
https://francetoday.com/culture/art_and_design/its-all-happe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oliver Beer will be in conversation with Philippe Platel, director of the Normandie Impressionniste festival, as part of the artist's Resonance Paintings - Nymphéas solo show at Hangar 107, Rouen, on …
https://ropac.net/news/1819-oliver-beer-artist-talk-in-conve…
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