Un possible jardin – The gardens of possibilities – A contemporary homage to Claude Monet
Under the artistic direction of Philippe Platel
Following the record-breaking success of the 2024 edition, which drew in two million visitors, the Normandy Impressionist Festival returns this year for a special edition, from 29 May to 27 September.
The year 2026 is a highly significant year for Impressionism, marking the centenary of Claude Monet’s death, in Giverny. The great Impressionist spent the last 43 years of his life developing and contemplating his
During summer 2026, from June to September, an entirely contemporary trail (a first in the Normandy Impressionist festival’s history) will aim to extend the principles displayed at Monet’s Giverny gardens right across Normandy, notably along the Seine, which might be described as Monet’s line of life, passing through Honfleur, Rouen, Vernon and more.
The biggest names on the international and French art scene will rub shoulders with the most inventive artists of the new generation. From the conceptual engagement of Ai Weiwei to the sensory installations of Fujiko Nakaya and Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, from the digital experiments of Jacques Perconte to the organic metamorphoses of Lionel Sabatté, this program brings together artists with singular practices. It is also enriched by the poetic universes of Mika Ninagawa, Sarah Moon and Noémie Goudal, as well as the installations of Studio Drift, where art, technology and movement meet. Numerous other artists will complete this unprecedented panorama.
