Great success for exhibition dedicated to Monet in Bordighera and Dolceacqua

Great success for the Claude Monet, Return to the Riviera exhibition set up at Villa Regina Margherita in Bordighera and at the Doria Castle in Dolceacqua: 36,764 visitors were recorded over the course of three and a half months since its opening on April 30, 2019. Also in Dolceacqua, the exhibition was extended until August 18, 2019 (in the 18 days of extension, 4310 visitors).

All visitors were enchanted in front of the three wonderful paintings made by Monet during his trip to the Riviera.
The more than 36,000 visitors (including 70% Italians and 30% foreigners) did not want to miss the opportunity to admire Monet’s wonderful paintings Le Château de Dolceacqua and Vallée de Sasso. Effet de soleil, on loan from the Musèe Marmottan Monet in Paris, and Monte Carlo vu de Roquebrune, from the Private Collection of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. Residents of the two towns also responded to the event, purchasing the Monet Card reserved for them, for a total of 1018 cards (722 in Bordighera and 296 in Dolceacqua). Accommodations participated with ticket packages for their guests: a total of 29 packages purchased, amounting to 2150 tickets (19 sold in Bordighera, 10 in Dolceacqua).

In addition to Monet’s masterpieces, visitors greatly appreciated the entire exhibition: the picture gallery from the Bordighera Civic Collection, historical photographic images, period clothing from the Daphné Museum in San Remo, Monet’s epistolary legacy, and multimedia insights with videos, audio guides, and virtual reconstructions recounting the artist’s experience during his stay.

There were good requests for guided tours in Italian and language, both in the exhibition and for the special guided tours The Places of Claude Monet, aimed at groups and individual visitors. Even schools, although in the summer period, did not want to miss this unique event.

The positive outcome of the exhibition, curated by Aldo Jean Herlaut, rewards the collaboration between public and private institutions. The exhibition was organized by the Istituzione Mu.MA - Museums of the Sea and Migration of Genoa. Promoted by the municipalities of Bordighera and Dolceacqua with the support of the Region of Liguria, the Province of Imperia, Compagnia di San Paolo, Gruppo Marzocco and Permare s.r.l., and under the patronage of the French Embassy in Italy.

Pictured: Claude Monet, Vallée de Sasso. Effet de soleil (1884; oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm; Paris, Musée Marmottan Monet)

Great success for exhibition dedicated to Monet in Bordighera and Dolceacqua

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