Which is why I'm posting this information about a brand new initiative to unite artwork and art museums around the world today rather than tomorrow....
Today five 'Sunflowers' paintings are located in museums across the globe and have never been united. Until now that is. On 14 August 2017, in a world first, all those 'Sunflowers' will come together in a ‘virtual exhibition’ bringing the paintings together in a way the artist could never have imagined.
Which sunflowers and museums?
The sunflowers are those in the following museums around the world
- the National Gallery (London) - Sunflowers 1888
- Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam) - Sunflowers 1889
- Philadelphia Museum of Art - Sunflowers 1888 or 1889
- Neue Pinakothek (Munich) - Sunflowers 1888
- the Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art (Tokyo) - Sunflowers 1888
What's happening in the Amazon Live Event?
The museums are participating in a unique and unprecedented global collaboration to explore the 'Sunflowers' series, live on Facebook.
Over 95 minutes on 14th August 2017, there will be
- a consecutive relay of five, 15-minute Facebook Live broadcasts from the five museums - starting with the National Gallery at 5.50pm UK time (12:50 p.m. Eastern time) in London.
- Each will take place in front of a different 'Sunflowers' painting and all will celebrate and explore Vincent van Gogh’s life and work.
- It will conclude with a broadcast by the Tokyo curator (from the Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art), starting at 2:10 p.m. Eastern time (7.10 pm London time).
This is the first time ever there has been a live Facebook ‘relay’ of this type between different institutions worldwide. The five galleries have worked with Facebook to create a fully immersive digital exhibition, Sunflowers 360.
To further unite the paintings, and in such a way that would be totally impossible in the physical space of a gallery.....
In terms of UK time, theVan Gogh 'Sunflowers' Facebook Live Running Order – 14 August 2017 is as follows
Using a combination of VR technology and CGI to create an experience that will look and feel as if the five paintings were actually together in one room, viewers can interact with Sunflowers 360 on Gear VR or view as a 360 video on Facebook. Entering the gallery in VR, people can rotate around a 360 degree environment to view each of the paintings, or go on a guided tour of each painting. Willem van Gogh – the great-grandson of Van Gogh’s brother Theo – narrates the experience, sharing personal memories of the paintings. Sunflowers 360 is released today (10 August 2017) on the Facebook pages of each museum and through the Oculus store.
In terms of UK time, theVan Gogh 'Sunflowers' Facebook Live Running Order – 14 August 2017 is as follows
- National Gallery, London – 5.50 – 6.05pm, UK time
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam – 6.10-6.25pm, UK time
- Neue Pinakothek, Munich - 6.30–6.45pm, UK time
- Philadelphia Museum of Art – 6.50-7.05pm, UK time
- Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art, Tokyo – 7.10–7.25pm, UK time
- a pre-recorded video will be released by the Van Gogh Museum
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