Normandy to fete Impressionists in grand style in 2010

"Normandy is Impressionist and Impressionism is very much from Normandy," said former leftwing prime minister Laurent Fabius, who is an MP for the region.
Among the dozens of art exhibitions planned, the biggest will gather 100 works from collections worldwide at the Rouen art museum, including works by Monet, Pissarro and Gauguin.
There will be concerts of works by Debussy and Ravel, readings from Marcel Proust, and dancing, picnics and cruises on the Seine river that featured through much of the work.
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