The NN Breakfast Concert is organised in collaboration with Nationale-Nederlanden, main partner of Kunsthal Rotterdam.

Programme

8:15: Doors open
8:30: Breakfast in the Kunsthal Café
9:30: Visit to the exhibition Signac. Symphony of Colours
11:00: Talk and opening concert in the Auditorium
12:00: End of programme

Breakfast

Breakfast will be served at 8:30 at various long tables in the Kunsthal Cafe. Enjoy mini croissants with jam and mini rolls with fillings such as cheese and egg salad. There will also be yoghurt with fruit and granola, coffee, tea and fruit juice. During breakfast, there will be plenty of opportunity to meet other people and strike up conversations.

Paul Signac, Les Andelys. Soleil couchant, 1886, particuliere collectie

Exhibition Signac. Symphony of Colours

At 9:30, the exhibition Signac. Symphony of Colours will open especially for guests attending the opening breakfast. Nearly a hundred paintings bring Paul Signac’s world to life. Using dots and short brushstrokes, he and Georges Seurat sought a new way to capture colour and light on canvas: Pointillism.

Symphony of Colours showcases the influence Signac (1863–1935) had on artists of his time. The exhibition brings together his work with that of artists including Camille Pissarro, Théo van Rysselberghe, Georges Seurat and Jan Toorop. From Normandy and Brittany to Saint-Tropez and Rotterdam: discover sun-drenched landscapes, colourful portraits and vibrant harbours and seascapes.

Lecture and concert

From 11:00, you are warmly welcome to take your seat in the Auditorium. The programme begins with a short lecture by writer Jan Brokken on Paul Signac, his work and his special connection with the Netherlands.

At 11:15, the concert begins, specially curated for this occasion by the DoelenEnsemble under the direction of Maarten van Veen.

Signac was a great music lover and saw a strong connection between music and painting. He assigned opus numbers to various paintings and used musical terms such as ‘adagio’ and ‘presto’. Just as in music, the interplay of colour, rhythm and harmony played an important role for him.

The programme ends at 12:00. Afterwards, you are very welcome to visit the other exhibitions at the Kunsthal.

Paul Signac, Le Port au soleil couchant, Opus 236 (Saint-Tropez), 1892, Hasso Plattner Foundation, Potsdam

Costs

Participation costs €30.00. This includes breakfast, admission to the Signac. Symphony of Colours exhibition and all other exhibitions at the Kunsthal, as well as the talk and the concert. Do you have a Museum Card, Rotterdam Pass or VriendenLoterij VIP Card? If so, you pay €17.50.

Would you like to visit the exhibition, attend the lecture and listen to the concert – without breakfast? In that case, the price is €25.00. Do you have a Museum Card, Rotterdam Pass or VriendenLoterij VIP Card? If so, the price is €5.

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