An exhibition celebrating impressionism to open on Friday at the Van Gogh Museum 

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will open an exhibition on Friday about 150 years of impressionism. More than 100 of the most important French impressionist pieces from Dutch collections will be on display.

Private collections and 15 Dutch museums worked together to make the exhibition called “Vive L’Impressionisme!” possible. The most famous pieces in the exhibition are The Rainbow, Pontoise (1877) by Pissarro, and Poppy Field by Monet (1881). Also on display are watercolors by Cézanne, as well as pastels by Morisot and Degas and sculptures by Rodin.

“Vive l'impressionnisme! Shows how the visionary mindset and resolute dealings of a number of individuals, including Theo van Gogh, resulted in a range of outstanding works making their way to the Netherlands and how it eventually broke through the light,” said the museum.

"Vincent van Gogh also changed his mind. But it was only after he moved to Paris in 1886 when he was able to admire the Impressionists with his own eyes that his art was radically and forever transformed."

The exhibition can be seen from Friday, October 11, up to 26 January, 2025.