On Wednesday, September 25, we will be travelling to the National Gallery in Washington DC to visit two new exhibits opening in early September.  The first exhibit is "Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment".  

You can read the full description of the exhibit at this link.  And below is a short summary from the National Gallery:

How did Impressionism begin? Discover the origins of the French art movement in a new look at the radical 1874 exhibition considered the birth of modern painting.

A remarkable presentation of 130 works includes a rare reunion of many of the paintings first featured in that now-legendary exhibition. Revisit beloved paintings by Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir and meet their lesser-known contemporaries. See the art norms they were rebelling against and learn what political and social shifts sparked their new approach to art.

Don’t miss the unique chance to immerse yourself in the dynamic Parisian art scene of 1874—we are the only American stop for this historic exhibition.

After visiting this exhibition, we will have lunch at the Gallery.  Following lunch, we will visit the second new exhibition  "In the Library: Life in Impressionists' Paris".  Following a visit to this exhibit of photos from Paris at the dawn of Impressionism, we will return to Richmond.

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