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Bringing Art back to life in Villiers-sur-Morin

Find the Lost Painting along an augmented reality trail
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Augmented reality
The Bridge at Villiers
The forgotten colony The Bridge at Villiers Secrets await you along the trail…
For real · Start of the trail

Villiers-Montbarbin station

This is where it all begins. Step off the train, follow the little footprints, and get ready for your augmented-reality trail: Camille Corot and Lili Grenier are waiting for you.

Plan my trail →
0 · Start Villiers-Montbarbin station 1 Stop 1 The Bridge at Villiers 2 Stop 2 Servin's studio 3 Stop 3 Rue du Bas 4 Stop 4 The Cercle artistique 5 Stop 5 Rue du Touarte 6 Stop 6 Rue de Paris 7 Stop 7 Rue de la Picardie
I will be your guide Camille Corot
Camille Corot, self-portrait
And so will I! Lili Grenier, the muse of Villiers
Lili Grenier in a kimono

The trail

At the crossroads of Paris and Japan

Follow in the footsteps of the masters through the heart of Villiers-sur-Morin. The trail invites you on a sensory stroll where history unfolds before your eyes. Thanks to augmented reality, see the landscape as it was immortalised on canvas and step into the creative intimacy of the artists who shaped the soul of the village. Between contemplation and immersion, past and present merge for the length of a walk.

Start
Panel 0, Villiers-Montbarbin station, 4 rue du Souterrain, 77580 Crécy-la-Chapelle
Distance
2.4 km
Duration
1.5 to 2 hours
Opening times
Open at all times, 24/7
Price
Free
Accessibility
The trail is not fully accessible to people with reduced mobility.

The lost painting

A Mystery painting has been scattered across the Painters’ Valleys. Seven stops, seven fragments and one work to piece back together.

The seven stops

  1. The Bridge at Villiers with the Washhouse Stop 1 · The Bridge at Villiers Villiers-sur-Morin, a forgotten colony The Bridge at Villiers with the Washhouse · Georges Serrier, 1888
  2. The Carpenter's Workshop Stop 2 · Servin's studio Before Impressionism - the lesson of the motif The Carpenter's Workshop · Amédée Servin
  3. Plein-Air Painting Session Stop 3 · Rue du Bas Painting outdoors - the emancipation of the easel Plein-Air Painting Session · François Gauzi
  4. Church of Villiers-sur-Morin Stop 4 · The Cercle artistique The Cercle artistique - creating in a rural setting Church of Villiers-sur-Morin · Yuzō Saeki, 1928
  5. The Court of Miracles Stop 5 · Rue du Touarte The Japanese painters - the West in the mirror of the East The Court of Miracles · Yuzō Saeki, 1928
  6. The White Path Stop 6 · Rue de Paris Impressionism in the Brie - seizing the moment The White Path · Albert Grenier
  7. Portrait of Lili Grenier Stop 7 · Rue de la Picardie Cloisonnism - the line as the boundary of the visible Portrait of Lili Grenier · Louis Anquetin, 1889