Petit-Wasmes

  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]

        19May 2020 The roof is on the house.                 17 February 2020 Start of the renovation works at the Van Gogh HOuse bis in Petit-Wasmes.   This attached house will offer additional space to the Cutural Centre of Colfontaine to organise Van Gogh related cultural events. The works were due to be finished in 2015...     17 février 2020 Début des travaux de rénovation de la Maison Van... [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]

    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]

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  Dimanche - Zondag - Sunday 8 octobre 2017           Info : www.chaisescourantes.be    

    Meeting of the Marcasse Masterplan Team at the Grand-Hornu.  10 Octobre 2016     Carmen Azevedo, Paul Berckmans, Paul Boutsen, Monique Vandenberg and Filip Depuydt (behind the camera) are drawing the outline of the future development of the former Marcasse collery.  This place was visited by Vincent Van Gogh in April 1879 and by Vincente Minelli and Kirk Douglas (Lust for Life) in September 1953.     Marcasse     Paul, Carmen, Monique and Paul "in action"   ... [Lire la suite]

    Lerarendag au Borinage       Wasmes - Places Saint-Pierres     Samedi 17 septembre 2016 26 enseignants flamands et leurs partenaires découvrent le Grand-Hornu et les traces de Vincent Van Gogh à Petit-Wasmes   Zaterdag 17 september 2016 26 Vlaamse leraren en hun partners ontdekken de Grand-Hornu en het spoor van Vincent Van Gogh in Petit-Wasmes   Saturday, September 17th, 2016 26 flemish teachers and their partners discover the Grand-Hornu and Vincent Van Gogh traces... [Lire la suite]

    Samedi 10 septembre 2016   Visite japonaise à Marcasse   Deuxième visite de l'artiste Mme. Yoshiya Kay avec des visiteurs du Pays du Soleil Levant.  Cette fois, il y avait le journaliste Mr. Tadahiko Mori - The Manichi Newspaper Japan qui consacrera un article à cette visite sur les traces de Vincent Van Gogh.    Tweede bezoek aan van kunstenares Mevr. Yoshiya Kay met een groep bezoekers uit het Land van de Rijzende Zon.  Deze keer met o.a. de journaliste Mr. Tadahiko Mori - The... [Lire la suite]