[PDF] HONFLEUR - Festival Normandie Impressionniste - Conception

When is Normandy Impressionist Festival 2024?

In 2020, Normandy Impressionist Festival focused on the theme of a new day, a new colour. The festival will return in 2024 from March 22nd to September 22nd. Normandy was, for many Impressionist painters, their birthplace and home.

What is Honfleur famous for?

Honfleur is a picturesque medieval harbor town. During historical times, ship owners made big fortunes in sea trade from the Honfleur port. From the wealth of trading, the families built high-rise homes in Honfleur, packed tightly next to each other and especially around the Vieux Bassin, the heart of the port.

Why did impressionist painters come to Normandy?

Normandy was, for many Impressionist painters, their birthplace and home. Its proximity to Paris and growing number of fashionable seaside resorts such as Dieppe, Le Havre, Honfleur, Deauville and Trouville-sur-Mer meant that artists came to Normandy by train and stayed, producing an artistic legacy which would be hard to rival anywhere else.

Is there an art museum in Honfleur?

There is a fabulous art museum in Honfleur called The Eugene Boudin Museum, located in the historical center. It is devoted primarily to the Honfleur school of painting and artworks of painters of the Seine estuary.