Borigines

  Borigines Vincent Van Gogh au Borinage     Presentation / Even voorstellen...   GB - Welcome to my blog dedicated to Vincent Van Gogh in the Borinage.My name is Filip Depuydt, born in Ypres (Belgium) on March 12, 1966, and raised in the picturesque village of Kemmel at the foot of Mount Kemmel - www.toerismeheuvelland.be/   FR - Bienvenue sur mon blog dédié à Vincent Van Gogh dans le Borinage.Mon nom est Filip Depuydt, né à Ypres le 12 mars 1966 et élevé dans le village pittoresque de Kemmel au... [Lire la suite]

  En route sur la trace de Vincent Van Gogh On the road in Vincent Van Gogh's steps  Op weg in het spoor van Vincent Van Gogh               2020   Vincent Van Gogh @ Petit-Wasmes (ouvert à tout public / open to all public / open voor alle publiek)         Sunday / dimanche / zondag    29/03/2020 - 6 km 26/07/2020 - 12 km 11/10/2020 - 6 km     Participation : 10 € (incl. access Maison Van Gogh & Marcasse,... [Lire la suite]

      Vincent Van Gogh beer   "Nuit Etoilée" (Starry Night)   Belgian Special Amber Ale (Vol. 9% alcohol )                 Brewed and bottled in Belgium by : Abbaye des Rocs Honnelles (Belgium) Website : https://www.abbayedesrocs.com/la-nuit-etoilee-francais        Reportage Télé MB 18/05/2015   ... [Lire la suite]

      NEW VAN GOGH SCULPTURE IN MONS-BORINAGE     NOUVELLE SCULPTURE VAN GOGH à MONS-BORINAGE     Inauguration on Friday, May 17, 2019 / Inauguration le vendredi 17 mai 2019     Anthony Padgett and Filip Depuydt uncpacking the bust Anthony Padgett et Filip Depuydt en train de déballer le buste   The great moment / Le grand moment...   The coal finish refers to Vincent's work as a lay preacher in the Borinage coal mining region La finition charbon... [Lire la suite]

  25/06/2019   Van Gogh mural at the Ecole Busiau in Petit-Wasmes / Peinture murale Van Gogh à l'école Busiau de Petit-Wasmes     Wednesday, June 25, 2019 was a very special day for the children of teh Ecole Busiau in Petit-Wasmes.  They recived the visit of Walter Michael DeForest (New-York) on his 79-day tour through Europe in search of Vincent Van Gogh. Walter was accompanied by Liz Cook, Lenny Haydn and Morganico from London.  Liz's car had been especially "Van Gogized" for the occasion by... [Lire la suite]

    Sunday, 13 October 2019 Autumn walk in Vincent Van Gogh's steps in Petit-Wasmes   Last guided walk of the year with 20 enthusiastic participants comin from all parts of Belgium. My first real bilingual walk, french and dutch).  Sunny weather, great athmosphere and rich exchanges between the participants.   Departure from the Van Gogh House   In admiration in front of Morgan Ico's mural painting   Wallking down the "Sentier du Grisou" (= Firedamp path)   And up again... [Lire la suite]

    Thursday, 12 September 2019 Van Gogh walk with a group of SHAPE ladies     The Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe - SHAPE - are based in Casteau, just north of the town of Mons. While their parrtners are doing theire military duties,h some of the partners gather to share experiences and to visit cultural events or musea in the region.  On 12 September 8 ladies from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom joined me to discover Vincent's heritage in Wasmes.... [Lire la suite]

    Vincent Van Gogh commemoration weekend in Mons-Borinage at the occasion of the 129th anniversary of Vincent's death   Saturday, 27 July - "Marcasse by Candlelight" (Marcasse aux Chandelles) 129 lanters for Vincent at the Marcasse coal mine where Vincent descended in April 1879. Projection of the film "Loving Vincent" (2017) in the Evangelic church of Petit-Wasmes where Vincent was an evangelist in 1879.             Sunday, 28 July Guided walk in Vincent's steps in... [Lire la suite]

  Marcasse aux Chandelles - Marcasse b Candlelight   Tribute to Vincent Van Gogh - Hommage à Vincent Van Gogh   Saturday, July 27, 2019 - samedi 27 juillet 2019         In case of bad weather conditions the film projection will take place IN A PARTY TENT.  En cas de mauvaises conditions météo, la projection du fklm se fera SOUS  CHAPITEAU.    Programme   19:00 : Doors and bar open- Barbecue - "Boulettes de Wasmes" Start of guided "Van Gogh... [Lire la suite]

        Wasmes - Un Américain sur les traces de ses ancêtres          09 septembre 2019              Steven Biskey vit à Albuquerque, au Nouveau-Mexique. Il a fait le voyage depuis les Etats-Unis jusqu'à Wasmes pour retrouver les traces de son arrière-grand-père, Florent Mahieu. Un vrai retour aux sources pour rendre hommage à son ancêtre mineur qui a traversé un jour l'océan atlantique dans... [Lire la suite]