Rearranged Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam to open Nov 28November 27, 2014 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has undergone a transformation. In the new design, the development of Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890) as man and painter stand central to the whole building. His paintings have been rehung and his letters and drawings have been given a permanent place, NL Times reported. Famous works, such as The Potato Eaters and Sunflowers, have been given more space. Many works have been restored and some paintings have been hung lower to be more easily viewed by children. For the first time myths about Van Gogh, such as his suicide and his severed ear, are extensively discussed. Instead of telling visitors where and when the works were created, the museum now tells the complete story of Van Gogh’s development as an artist. “We want visitors to understand the connections and lines in the collection”, says curator Fleur Roos Rosa de Carvalho. Visitors will also be able to learn more about the history of the museum and Van Gogh’s family and friends. “There is a prevailing myth that he was alone, but he had friendships with numerous other artists.” says De Carvalho. “We have reached a new milestone,” said Director Axel Ruger yesterday during the press presentation. “It’s something we wanted to do for a long time. And for the public it is a new reason to get to know Van Gogh.” The Van Gogh Museum currently has some 200 paintings and 500 drawings by Van Gogh and receives about 1.5 million visitors per year. The museum celebrated the new presentation with Van Gogh’s heirs on Tuesday, Nov 25. The newly designed Van Gogh museum will be open to the public from Friday. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |