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Flower Power exhibition

In collaboration with the Kunsthalle München and with the exceptional support of the musée d’Orsay and the Centre Pompidou, the musée des impressionnismes Giverny invites you to discover an unprecedented exploration of the power of flowers, from Antiquity to the present day.

Inaugurated in February 2023 in Munich, the exhibition Flowers Forever, became Flower Power in Giverny. Enriched with a section on Impressionism, the exhibition presented great masters such as Bazille, Manet, Caillebotte and Cézanne.

What is the symbolism of the flower over the centuries? Beyond aesthetics and poetry, what messages did the artists seek to convey through the floral motif?

Flower Power offers to broaden our gaze thanks to thematic sections devoted to history and mythology, the relationship between science and art, religions, but also politics and economy.

The exhibition is the first project to present an interdisciplinary, intercultural and international vision of the history of flowers. It will bring together around a hundred works including masterpieces of paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints, books, works of art, designer dresses, contemporary works and installations specially designed for museum galleries.

The musée des impressionnismes is embarking on a crazy and creative bet: making Giverny bloom until winter!

Curators: Cyrille Sciama, General Director of the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny, Chief Curator, and Valérie Reis, Head of Exhibitions at the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny.

This exhibition is organized by the Kunsthalle München, in collaboration with the musée des impressionnismes Giverny.

With the exceptional support of the Musée d’Orsay and the Centre Pompidou.

Practical information

Opening days

The exhibition is open:

From September 29 to November 5: every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last admission 5.30 p.m.)

From November 9 to December 17: Thursday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last admission 5.30 p.m.)

From December 21 to January 7, 2024: every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last admission 5.30 p.m.)

Trailer

Zoom on the artworks

  • Lawrence Alma-Tadema
  • Les Roses d’Héliogabale, 1888.
  • Huile sur toile, 132,7 x 214,4 cm
    Mexico, collection Pérez Simón, 10304

  • Anonyme (Syrie)
  • Panneau de revêtement aux vases fleuris, Damas, 1585-1615 (4e quart du XVIe siècle – 1er quart du XVIIe siècle).
  • Céramique, décor peint sur engobe sous glaçure transparente, 85 x 145,5 x 5 cm
    Paris, musée du Louvre, département des Arts de l’Islam, MAO 435

  • Paul Cézanne
  • Le Vase bleu, entre 1889 et 1890.
  • Huile sur toile, 61 x 50 cm
    Paris, musée d’Orsay, legs du comte Isaac de Camondo, 1911, RF 1973

  • Drift
  • Fragile Future, 2009.
  • Bronze phosphoreux, lampes LED, aigrettes de pissenlits
    Amsterdam, Drift

Patronage

Our patrons and partners

The museum warmly thanks the patrons and partners of this exhibition.

Patrons

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