Marcasse

        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... [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                 Vincent Van Gogh @ Petit-Wasmes (ouvert à tout public / open to all public / open voor alle publiek) maximum 20 pers.      2021     28/03/2021 - 6 km   01/08/2021 - 12 km    17/10/2021 - 6 km       Participation : 10 € (incl. access Maison Van... [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]

    Sunday, July 26, 2020   In memoriam... Vincent & Kirk       On July 29 it will be 130 years ago since Vincent Van Gogh passed away in Auvers-sur-Oise at the age of 37.  And on February 5th of this year Kirk Douglas died at the remarquable age of 103 ! Both celebreties came to the coal mining region of the Borinage in Belgiujm.Vincent arrived in December 1878 to become an evangelist among the miners and left the region again in October 1880 with the determination to become an... [Lire la suite]

  En raison des mesures sanitaires liées au Covid-19, nous avons décidé de reporter l’édition de « Marcasse aux Chandelles » d’un an, donc à fin juillet 2021.  Nous vous tiendrons évidemment au courant.  En attendant, prenez bien soin de vous et de vos proches. En espérant bientôt pouvoir vous accueillir de nouveau dans le Borinage !   In verband met de gezondheidsmaatregelen met betrekking tot de Covid-19 hebben we besloten de editie van "Marcasse aux Chandelles" met een jaar uit te stellen,... [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]

    Lundi, 26 août 2019 Promenade Van Gogh avec le Centre Cerfontaine de Péruwelz   Sous un soleil de plomb (+/- 30°C), Caroline et Pauline et leurs résidents du Centre Cerfontaine sont venus découvrir les lieux Van Gogh à Petit-Wasmes. La journée s'est terminée avec un pique-nique (à l'ombre) au Charbonnage de Marcasse.  Merci à Nadine et Riccardo pour le bon accueil !!   Van Gogh green sculpture and view on Marcasse slag mountain / Taupière Van Gogh avec vue sur le charbonnage de Marcasse ... [Lire la suite]

    Saturday, August 24, 2019 Guided walk for former fellow students   Nancy and Xavier invited Xavier's "old" fellow students from Mons university and their partners for a guided walk in Vincenht's steps in Petit-Wasmes. The day's programme was completed by lunch at a local restaurant and a group game in the afternoon.     The group at the Ruelle B aronette     At the Marcasse coal mine            

                                                                          Pass Van Gogh ... [Lire la suite]