And this time at Joyas de la CDMX we were invited to the exhibition of the French painter Claude Monet at the National Museum of Art (MUNAL) and we want to tell you how is it, what paintings did they bring from the impressionist and other details that will surely interest you.
Monet’s exhibition at the MUNAL
As some of you may know, it was a few days ago that the WORLDWIDE (which by the way we tell you his story here) announced with great fanfare that they would organize an exhibition of the French impressionist painter Claude Monetfor which thousands of users of social networks became excited and began to get impatient because they already wanted to see the artist’s paintings.
Well, on this occasion, the museum invited us to the opening of this artistic exhibition and here We want to tell you how it is, what paintings you brought and what other works you can find.
What Monet paintings did you bring to the MUNAL?
We start by telling you that Monet’s exhibition at the MUNAL is located on the second floor of the museumjust on the right side after going up the beautiful stairs that the property has.
It will be exactly at this point that you will be able to find the room where the works of the Frenchman are shown. (by the way, many users of social networks complained that there were only three of them, but if you think about it, it is a great opportunity to see his paintings without having to travel to another country; look how much cheaper it is pay 85 pesos for the entrance to the venue to buy plane tickets to the United States to visit the Dallas Museum of Art, which is where they keep them).
Anyway… The Monet paintings that are in this MUNAL exhibition are the following: “water lilies”1908; “Good Valley, look for Bordiguera”, from 1884; and “Landscape in Port-Villez”from 1883.
Yeah, it’s just these three, but it should be noted that two of them have never been taught in Mexico (The other is usually found in the Soumaya Museum). In addition to the fact that they are well accompanied by other paintings by national artists and that complete the exhibition “Monet. Lights of Impressionism”.
What works accompany those of Monet?
In addition to the three French paintings, you will be able to find a detailed explanation of how Impressionism occurred in European countries and also in Mexico, from 1874 to 1886.
And accompanying the three works by Claude Monet are paintings by Joaquín Clausell, Carlos Rivera, José María Velasco, Mateo Herrera, Armando García Núñez and Francisco Romano Guilleminwho were influenced by the artistic current promoted by Monet, or who could well be considered part of it due to the technique they used.
Dates, times and costs
To finish, we tell you what everyone is interested in: the dates, times and costs of the Monet exhibition at the MUNAL.
For starters, the exposure It opens on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at exactly 7:00 p.m.taking advantage of the fact that the April Night of Museums will be organized in Mexico City.
How long will the French artist’s paintings be on display? According to the museum of the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature (INBAL), the exhibition of the impressionist It will be open to the public until August 27, 2023.
Besides, the schedules in which you can visit the exhibition is Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
And the costs are:
- 85 pesos general admission
- Free admission for “MUNAL Friends”, children under 13, people with disabilities, students, teachers and seniors with valid ID (only applies to nationals)
- And free admission is on Sundays and Museum Nights (only for nationals)
Are you ready for the Monet exhibition at the MUNAL? Here we leave you some information about the French painter so that you can shine with your partners, friends and family, or just so that you go with a little context:
