Colfontaine

  Marcasse aux Chandelles - Marcasse b Candlelight   Hommage à Vincent Van Gogh - Tribute to Vincent Van Gogh   samedi 27 juillet 2019 - Saturday, July 27, 2019          Programme   20:30 : Doors and bar open Musical animation by Serge Di Luca and his accordeon. Initiation to the folkloristic game "Crossage au Paillet" with Stephen Vincke   21:00 : Outdoor projection of "Loving Vincent" (2017) and illumination of the old mine buildings by 129 candles for the... [Lire la suite]

  Saturday / samedi / zaterdag 30-03-2019   29 participants for the 1st Van Gogh guided walk in Petit-Wasmes organised by Borigines at the occasion of Vincent's 166th birthday.. 29 promeneurs à Petit-Wasmes pour célébrer le 166ème anniversaire de Vincent. 29 deelnemers aan de Van Gogh wandeling in Petit-Wasmes ter gelegenheid van de 166e verjaardag van Vincent.   Charbonnage de  Léquipe au complet - Ruelle Baronnette    Sentier du Grisou    Rue A.Pannier     ... [Lire la suite]

  Plan realized by Monique Van den Berg (Rotterdam - NL) Marcasse and Vincent Van Gogh Letter from Vincent to Theo van Gogh. Petit-Wasmes, between Tuesday, 1and Wednesday, 16 April 1879.Wasmes, April 1879   My dear Theo, I went on a very interesting excursion not long ago; the fact is, I spent 6 hours in a mine.In one of the oldest and most dangerous mines in the area no less, called Marcasse. This minehas a bad name because many die in it, whether going down or coming up, or by suffocationor gas exploding, or... [Lire la suite]

  Voici pourquoi le Van Gogh de Tournai ne devrait pas s'appeler "Les Oliviers à Montmajour"              A la demande des amis du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tournai, une spécialiste de Vincent Van Gogh, Bernadette Murphy, s'est penchée sur l'une des seules oeuvres du peintre Hollandais en Belgique : Oliviers à Montmajour.   Reportage de No Télé : ... [Lire la suite]

    Sunday, 30 eptember 2018   Several Visitors in Vincent's teps today.   Jenny and Steve came from London to travel through The Netherlands and Belgium to discover the places where Vincent used to live and work. Their last stop before returning to London were Mons and the Borinage.          In the afternoon, a group of old school friends from Deinze (near Ghent) did a guided waliking tour in Petit-Wasmes to finish theire weekend in Mons.         ... [Lire la suite]

    Jogging Van Gogh Colfontaine Dimanche, 7 octobre 2018    

            GB    « Marcasse et sa mémoire » Sentier de Saint-Ghislain 7 7340 Colfontaine     Presentation   The Marcasse colliery is Located near Mons (Belgium), a stone's throw from the E19 motorway from Brussels to Paris. It is one of the oldest mining sites in the Borinage first industrialized coal region in Europe. Overtime, the mining company has experienced a rather turbulent history. Here's what tells Vincent Van Gogh, former evangelist among... [Lire la suite]

    Les rendez-vous Van Gogh en 2018 !               Promenades Van Gogh walks @ Petit-Wasmes (pour tout public)     Samedi2 8 juillet 2018 (09h30 - 16h); 12 km   Dimanche 23 septembre 2018 (09h30 - 13h); 6 km     Infos pratiques : filip.depuydt@netc.eu (guide) Réservations via Visit Mons : T : +32-(0)65-33 55 80 - E : info.tourisme@ville.mons.be          "Van Gogh Retromobiles" au... [Lire la suite]

    Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Four unexpected visitors at the Marcasse coal mine this week :   Marianela and Daniel from Montevideo (Uruguay), Corinne from Lausanne (Switzerland) and Magdalena from Warsaw (Poland).  They all came to the Borinage to discover Vincent Van Gogh's heritage places. Who's next ?   Nadine, Corinne, Daniel, Marianela and Magdalena       Thanks a lot for your visit ! It was a real pleasure guiding you !!   Filip    

    Charbonnage "Les Vanneaux" Rue du Pont d'Arcole Wasmes (Colfontaine)     Intérieur du bâtiment avant l'effondrement du toit / Interior before  collapse of the roof         Sud Presse           Publié le Mercredi 3 Janvier 2018 à 16h30               Wasmes: la toiture du site Bantuelle s'effondre face au vent       ... [Lire la suite]