FLANDERS 2019

Social Program

Wednesday 22 May, 18 h 30  – Private visit of “Palais des Beaux Arts” and “Buffet dinatoire”

Due to the size of its permanent collections, the Palais des Beaux-Arts of Lille is considered to be the second largest museum of Fine Arts in France, just after the Louvre.
The building, completed between 1885 and 1892, is typical of the monumental architecture of the late 19th century.
Fully renovated in 1997, its 22,000 m² house prestigious collections of European painting (Rubens, Van Dyck, Goya,Delacroix…), a few key examples of 19th century French painting (David’s Belisarius, Courbet’s L’après-dînée à Ornans, Monet’s Houses of Parliament, …), a large collection of drawings (including 40sheets by Raphaël), a sculpture gallery (Carpeaux, Rodin, Claudel, Bartholdi…)and 17th and 18th centuries ceramics. 
You are invited to a private visit (and dinner cocktail) at the Palais des Beaux-Arts of Lille which is considered to be one of the largest art museum in France owing to the size of its permanent collection. The building, completed between 1885 and 1892, is typical of the monumental architecture of the late 19th century [Place de la République, 59000 Lille (http://www.pba-lille.fr/)].

In practice (Do not forget to wear your congress badge)

  • Door opening: 18.15
  • End of visit: 20.30
  • Dinner cocktail: 20.00 to 23.00

Accessibility, from Nouveau Siècle : 10 to 15 min walk (via pedestrian streets)
Location B on this plan
Metro (travel distance of one station): take the metro at « Rihour »  direction « CHU Eurasanté » and get out at « République Beaux-Arts » (www.ilevia.fr/cms/institutionnel/reseau-ilevia/metro/)

The program of your visit will focus on the department of relief maps, re-opened in March 2019 after 10 months of restoration: huge maps of 14 cities fortified by Vauban
(6 French, 7 Belgian, and 1 Dutch cities). (see additional information in attach).
At the same level, basement houses a large collection of objects ranging from Egyptian antiquity to Renaissance, under majestic brick vaults. Do not miss the cat sarcophagus, the ornamented Greek vases, the Flemish altarpieces, but also the sumptuous relief by Donatello, carved in 1 cm of marble. In the galleries, you will come face to face with contemporary works, presented temporarily as part of the Golden Room exhibition.

These make modern materials interact with the gold of medieval objects.

Thursday 23 may, 19 h30 – Gala Dinner : La ferme des Templiers – Soirée WATERS

This former 14th century fortified farm is located in the countryside, about 20 min by bus from Lille. 
The farm’s barn is a listed historic monument 
57, route de Pérenchies, 59237 Verlinghem, close to Lille, 10 to 15 min by bus

In practice (Do not forget to wear your congress badge)
bus departure from 19.00
Location : in front of the Lille Tourism Office (5 et 9 rue du Palais Rihour, Lille) – Location C on this plan

  • Cocktail and other events at your arrival
  • Diner starts at 21.00
  • First bus transfer back at midnight (bus will take you back in front of the Lille Tourism Office)