activity booklet - fondation claude monet Fondation Claude Monet

Claude Monet’S
house and gardens
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Claude Monet moved
to Giverny in 1883.
For over 40 years, this
house and its gardens
were where he lived
and created his art
pieces. After he died,
We l c
ome
to
my h
ome
!
it was Blanche Monet
Hoschede who looked
after the house and
gardens. Nowadays,
the Monet Foundation
manages this
enchanting place…
Now it is your
turn to play!
Thanks to this booklet, discover
Monet’s house and gardens
while having a fun time!
Allow the frog to lead the way
and find the answers to the
questions featured in this booklet…
Who are you, Monet?!
Claude Monet was born
in Paris in 1840. He grew up in
Normandy and started painting
at the age of 17. He enjoyed
depicting landscapes, scenes
of everyday life… and painting
in the open air. In his pictures, he
sought to capture the impression
of the moment, the effects of
light and colour, the variations
a subject could have depending
on what time of day and season
it was. He painted small dabs
of colour along others. These
coloured “spots” blend in when
you look at the canvas from afar!
GAME
1
Enter the house and
make your way to the
living room-workshop.
The paintings provide
insight as to what Monet’s
favourite themes were.
Among them, 4 paintings depict
water lilies, called “nymphéas”
(white water lilies) in French.
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One of
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w h ic h o
shape:
C ir c le th
e r ig h t sh
ape!
A family home
In 1883, Monet came across
the house in Giverny somewhat
by chance when out on a walk.
It was love at first sight!
He moved in there with
his second wife, Alice, and their
eight children. Behind the pink
façade and its purple shutters lies
an interior which was modern
for its day. Monet soon set up
GAME
his workshop there. Alice looked
after the house and the children
divided their time between life
in the open air and the many
guests who came to visit them…
The whole family felt
comfortable in this
lively and colourful
house!
2
Claude Monet and his wife each had
their own bedroom. In Monet’s, you
may admire the desk which is adorned
with scores and musical instruments.
th e se
W h ic h o f
n ts
in st r u m e
be
is n o t to
found?
••
•
FLUTE
VIOLIN
PIANO
ROAky!
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Monet loved
Japanese art, like
many artists of the day.
He collected prints
and owned over
200 of them!
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W h a t is th
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o f th is w o
u
w h ic h y o
c r e a te d
on one
c a n se e
a ll s?
o f th e w
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3
y
GAME
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After touring the rest
of the upstairs floor, go
back down to explore
the dining room. Back
in Monet’s day, painting
furniture yellow was a
very modern statement!
GAME
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4
Guess what it is called
thanks to this code:
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=T
=H
=V
=A
=W
Step into the kitchen.
Monet chose its blue colour,
yet never set foot inside
this room: it was
the cook’s territory!
y pans
How man
in g
se e h a n g
c a n yo u
a ll ?
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6
9
12
The “Clos Normand”
grounds
Monet was a gardening enthusiast
and a flower lover. He used his
knowledge as a painter to create
perspectives, enhance the house’s
beauty and make use of shadows
and light… On his grounds known
as the “Clos Normand”, he had
most trees cut down to have
them replaced by flowerbeds.
Each bed featured one colour only.
And when viewed as a whole, they
called to mind a painter’s palette!
GAME
5
d it s w a y
f r o g fi n
e
th
lp
e
H
e “ C lo s
o u t o f th
n d s!
d” grou
Norman
GAME
Depending on what season of the year you
tour Monet’s house, flowers in the garden
will be different.
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Place the right-coloured
vowels in the right position
Crikey
C
to find out their name(s).
R
Aky
O
!
Nowadays,
the gardener draws
inspiration from Monet’s
paintings to arrange light
and colour effects
within the garden.
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Find where the
underground passage is
to get to the water garden!
m in d ,
To y o u r
le s
ge enab
th is p a ssa
:
o under
y o u to g
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•
a railway line
a river
a road
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GAME
7
C lu e : p r
ic k
u p yo u r
e a r s!
The water garden
Monet was fascinated by
the effects light and reflections
could have on water. In 1893,
he purchased a plot of land at
the back of the “Clos Normand”
grounds, across the railway
line. There he designed
a “water garden”, with a pond
and a Japanese bridge. At the
bottom of the pond, he planted
white water lilies. He enjoyed
entertaining his guests
in this garden and spent hours
contemplating… and painting it!
GAME
8
Crikey
C
R
!
Aky
O
To distinguish it
from the red which
was traditionally used
in Japan, Monet painted
his Japanese bridge
green!
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Spot th
ences
d if f e r
are
there
en the
betwe
and
b r id g e
n
l e c t io
it s r e f
!
wa t e r
in t h e
Which animal are you
unlikely to see in the pond?
us
r th is r e b
D e c ip h e
u t!
to fi n d o
GAME
10
9
GAME
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tos dep
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p
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s
f the
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t a ke n d
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Spring
1
Summer
3
Autumn
Winter
2
4
Nymphéas, effet du soir, Musée Marmottan Monet.
The water lily workshop
GAME
Nowadays it accommodates
the gift shop, but back in Monet’s
day, it was the third workshop
he set up in his house at Giverny.
This workshop was very spacious:
49 feet high, 75 feet long and 39
feet wide. These measurements
enabled Monet to paint pictures
of an unusual size. This was
where he painted his Water
Lilies on large panels which were
attached to the walls. When
placed alongside each other, they
formed a 305-foot long décor!
11
Walk through the underground
passage once again to go back to the
“clos normand” grounds.
Among a
ll th e se fl
ower s
su r r o u n
d in g y o u
, draw
yo u r fa v
o u r it e o
ne here
.
Which animals have taken up
residence in the garden?
th e
fa r e n d o f
Wa lk to th e
and
” grounds
d
n
a
m
r
o
n
“C lo s
a te r li ly
u p to th e w
th e n b a c k
to fi n d o u t!
w o r k sh o p
GAME
13
GAME
12
In the Water Lily workshop, you can see
copies of pictures Monet painted here.
R e a sse m
2
1
b le th is p
ic tu r e
by conn
e c ti n g e
ach
p ie c e to
it s c o r r e
ct
p o si ti o n
o n th e p
u z z le .
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3
6
Crikey
!
u se “ th e
Yo u m a y
l” w o r k
o r ig in a
b e se e n
th a t c a n
o r k sh o p
o n th e w
e!
g u id a n c
w a ll f o r
Aky
O
4
C
R
Nowadays,
some of the Water Lily
pictures Monet painted
inside this workshop are
on display in the “Musée
Marmottan” and “Musée
de l’Orangerie”,
in Paris.
games answers
2 Piano.
10 Spring: 4; summer: 3;
3 The Wave. 4 12.
autumn: 1; winter: 2.
12 Hens!
13
3
1
2
2
4
4
1
3
6
5
6
6 Nasturtium; rose; daffodil; tulip
7
A road.
8
Crikey
C
R
9 Crocodile (k’-rock-o-dial).
!
Aky
O
Did you enjoy
these games?
Others await you for
free download on the
website www.claudemonet-giverny.fr
Designed and published by: www.lapetiteboite-communication.fr. Illustrator : G. Queval. Translator: Camilla Jones.
Photos © Difalcone/Fondation Claude Monet, Giverny - All rights reserved.
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Nymphéas, Musée Marmottan Monet.
1 Circle.
see you soon!
Fondation Claude Monet
84, rue Claude Monet - 27620 Giverny
+33 (0)2 32 51 28 21
www.claude-monet-giverny.fr
Open daily from April 1st to November 1st,
from 9.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last admission 5.30 p.m.)