Most kindly invites you to join us for a Special Event

On Sunday 13th April 2025 at 11.00* hrs. to

'New Paris - From Monet to Morisot'

A Guided Tour in English at the Kunstuseum, The Hague

*  We need to meet up at the museum by 10.45.

Paris as the birthplace of Impressionism

Kunstmuseum The Hague presents a major exhibition about the social upheavals in Paris in the second half of the nineteenth century.  When Impressionism was in its infancy, the French capital underwent a radical process of gentrification, with unprecedented consequences for rich and poor alike.  A transformation that has echoes in contemporary urban redevelopment.  'New Paris:  From Monet to Morisot' shows the two faces of the City of Light:  the one we cherish and the one we would rather forget.

In 1867, Claude Monet painted three views of Paris from the balcony of the Louvre, literally turning his back on the famous classical artworks in the museum to record the here and now of life on the street.  In this radical break with tradition at a time when Paris was in flux, Monet chose to paint the life he saw at his feet.  This was a 'livable' city with growing pains that drove those with the least to the fringes of society.  In addition to works by Monet, the exhibition features 65 works by Frédéric Bazille, Gustave Caillebotte, Mary Cassatt, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Armand Guillaumin, Édouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir from collections all over the world. 

Margriet Schavemaker, director of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag:  ‘When we think of Impressionism, we think of rural landscapes, but Paris was the movement's birthplace.  In this exhibition we show how artists from Monet to Morisot dealt with the contradictions of the modern metropolis.' 

We have 15 places available.

You are requested to sign up for this Special Event beforehand by clicking on the sentence at the 'How to book' section.

Guided Tour Cost [excluding museum admission cost]

• For Members is EUR 14.00.
• For Non-members is EUR 16.00.
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Admission to Museum

• For MK [Museumkaart] there's a EUR 5.00 supplement charge.
• For ICOM, Rembrandt, Vriendenloterij/VIP, & those younger than 18 entry is free.
• For those aged 19-25 admission is EUR 11.50.
• The normal museum admission fee is EUR 25.00.

The deadline for registration is midnight Thursday 10 APR 25.

Please note you'll only be added to the list of participants upon receipt of your payment and it's your responsibility to mitigate for any weekend/holiday delays on your bank's part.  Please transfer to:

THE ARTS SOCIETY THE HAGUE account NL90 INGB 0008 3198 36.

Prior registration/booking is required.  Please go to the 'How to book' section below.