Van Gogh escape room

Trapped in the Van Gogh Museum

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INTRODUCTION

Today, you have visited an amazing place in the world: The Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam! In the museum there is a terrible problem, because there's a blackout and all the gates are closed. After this, the spirit of a man gives you a mission to escape from the museum.

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blackout = marxa la llum

INTRODUCTION

Hello, I'm the spirit of Vincent Van Gogh.I've closed every door in the museum, because people don't read anything in the museum. Theyonly take selfies and photos of the paintings.

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INTRODUCTION

If you want to open the gates and escapefrom the museum, you have to discover a secret code in the museum. Read the information and accept some challenges. If you fail, you'll be trapped here forever!

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MISSIONS

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Escape from the museum

Read some information about Van Gogh

Take the challenge

Get a secret code

MISSIONS

Solve the mystery

The museum

Go to the instructions

Van Gogh's life

Before being a painter

Van Gogh's style

Some of his paintings

Health and death

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Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter. He was born in the Netherlands on March 30th in 1853 and he died on July 29th 1890, so it's an artist who left away very young.He also created lots of artworks in his short, but active life. In fact, he designed more than 2,700 works in his life, but he was not really rich. He lived in poverty.

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Dutch = Holandès

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Before being a painter

Vincent van Gogh had other jobs before being a painter. When he was young, he wanted to be a pastor in the Netherlands just like his father.Before starting to paint full time, he had many other jobs. For example, he worked in an art gallery, he worked in a book shop and he was also a teacher in London!

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Van Gogh's style

Vincent painted lots of artworks at his young age. In ten years, he painted over 900 paintings.At first, he used peasants as models and also used very dark colors like black, grey and dark greens in his projects. Later on, he didn't use peasants, because he didn't have money to pay them, so he started to paint flowers, landscapes and himself.

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peasant= camperol

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Landscape= paisatge

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Some of his paintings

Van Gogh painted over 2700 artworks in his life, but his most famous paintings are three: The Starry Night, the Sunflowers and the Bedroom in Arles.

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Some of his paintings

Van Gogh painted over 2700 artworks in his life, but his most famous paintings are three: The Starry Night, the Sunflowers and the Bedroom in Arles.

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Some of his paintings

Van Gogh painted over 2700 artworks in his life, but his most famous paintings are three: The Starry Night, the Sunflowers and the Bedroom in Arles.

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The Starry Night

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The Starry Night is a painting from Vincent van Gogh. He painted it in June 1889. He painted it when he was in the mental hospital. This is one of his last paintings.

Vincent painted this landscape at night from his bedroom window. The village is an imaginary place. It didn't exist.

One of the most characteristics elements of the picture is this wavy* dark blue sky. wavy= ondulat

Vincent painted this fantastic picture in oil painting. Oil colours

In this picture, there are lots of important elements. There are bright stars, a big moon at the corner and dark mountains in the background. In front of the picture you can see an enormous mountain that reaches the sky.

You can see the original painting in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Website: MoMAMoMA is a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds, and provides inspiration. Its extraordinary exhibitions and collection of modern and...The Museum of Modern Art https://www.moma.org/

The Sunflowers

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The Sunflowers is also one of the most famous paintings from Van Gogh. He painted them in France in 1888 and 1889. He painted a total of five pictures of sunflowers in a vase*. Vase = gerro

Vincent painted the sunflowers in oil painting. Oil colours

These Sunflowers were very important to Van Gogh. He dedicated them to his friend Paul Gauguin (he was an artist too). Gauguin really liked the yellow colours.

You can see the original painting in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Website: Van Gogh Museum - Hét museum over Vincent van Gogh in AmsterdamHet Van Gogh Museum blijft tijdelijk gesloten vanwege de coronamaatregelen. Zonder bezoekers hebben we nauwelijks inkomsten. Steun het museum, doneer...Van Gogh Museum

The Bedroom

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Vincent van Gogh painted this picture in October 1888. Vincent painted different versions of The Bedroom in Arles.

This was one of van Gogh's favourite pictures.

This is van Gogh's Bedroom in his house in Arles. It was situated in France. He lived there with his friend Gauguin.

You can see lots of important objects in this bedroom. There are chairs, a small table, a big red bed, a window and some paintings. But this picture is important for the dark blue walls and doors.

You can see one of the five versions of this picture in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Website: Van Gogh Museum - Hét museum over Vincent van Gogh in AmsterdamHet Van Gogh Museum blijft tijdelijk gesloten vanwege de coronamaatregelen. Zonder bezoekers hebben we nauwelijks inkomsten. Steun het museum, doneer...Van Gogh Museum

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Health and death

Vincent van Gogh died at a very young age. He was only 37 years old. He didn't have very good health, because he sometimes forgot to eat! He had a mental disease too and he also cut off an ear from his body! At the end of his life, he was in a mental hospital in France.He died on July 29th in 1890. His body rests in peace in France.

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CHALLENGE 3

Now, it's time to have a look at my pictureThe Starry Night. The room is very dark. You need to use this torch to find a clue.

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Clue = pista

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The challenge

Go to the museum

Look for a clue

The puzzle

Take the quiz: Van Gogh's life

Take the quiz: his most famous artworks

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The quiz about Vincent van Gogh

Did you read everything about this very famous painter? Let's take the quiz and find a secret number!

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The Netherlands

France

The UK

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THE QUIZ: VINCENT VAN GOGH

Vincent van Gogh was born in...

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didn't paint the Sunflowers

painted more than 2500 artworks

painted more than 3100 artworks

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THE QUIZ: VINCENT VAN GOGH

Choose the correct answer:- Vincent van Gogh...

I need to study more!!!

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THE QUIZ: VINCENT VAN GOGH

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he worked in an art gallery, in a book shop and he was also a teacher

he was a teacher, but he didn't work in a book shop

he worked in a book shop, he was a teacher, but he didn't work in an art gallery

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THE QUIZ: VINCENT VAN GOGH

Before being a painter...

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he was rich.

he wanted to paint lots of objects.

he didn't have money to pay models.

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THE QUIZ: VINCENT VAN GOGH

Vincent painted flowers, landscapes and himself, because...

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he was rich.

he wanted to paint lots of objects.

he didn't have money to pay models.

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THE QUIZ: VINCENT VAN GOGH

Vincent painted flowers, landscapes and himself, because...

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he lived happily in the Netherlands.

he ate a lot of food.

he cut off an ear from his body.

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THE QUIZ: VINCENT VAN GOGH

Vincent van Gogh didn't have good health and...

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purple, green and blue

dark colours such as red white and orange

dark colours such as dark green and blue, grey or black

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THE QUIZ: VINCENT VAN GOGH

What colours did he use in his projects?

I need to study more!!!

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THE QUIZ: VINCENT VAN GOGH

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You completed quiz number 1!!! Look, you find a piece of paper.

SECRET NUMBER

VAN GOGH'S DEATH WAS IN 1890

THE FIRST NUMBER OF THE CODE IS IN VAN GOGH'S DEATH YEAR. IT'S BETWEEN 8 AND 0.

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THE QUIZ: VINCENT VAN GOGH

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Vincent van Gogh's artworks

Do you know everything about of some of the most famous paintings of this painter? Then, take this quiz to get a secret number!

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Question 1/8

Where did Vincent van Gogh paint The Starry Night?

He painted the picture in his house in London.

He painted this picture in his bedroom in The Netherlands.

He painted the picture when he was in the mental hospital.

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In Starry Night...

Vincent painted lots of natural objects.

There are houses, a moon and it's a rainy day.

Vincent painted lots of planets in the sky.

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Click on the picture to read the information

Choose the correct answer.

The village in The Starry Night is real. Vincent saw it from the bedroom window.

The village in The Starry Night is real. It's a village in The Netherlands

The village in The Starry Night is imaginary. It doesn't exist.

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Click on the picture to read the information

Choose the correct sentence.

This picture was dedicated to Van Gogh's cousin.

Van Gogh wanted to dedicate this picture to his friend.

Van Gogh didn't want to dedicate this colourful picture.

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Say true or false.There are more than two pictures of The Sunflowers in the world.

True

False, there are more than nineteen pictures of this painting.

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Click on the picture to read the information

False, there is only one version of this painting

What technique did Van Gogh use to paint The Sunflowers?

Tempera paint

Wax colours

Oil painting

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This is The Bedroom in Arles. What's one of its most important characteristics?

The colour of the walls.

The bed is very big

The colours of the chairs and tables.

Question 7/8

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When did Van Gogh paint this picture?

The Bedroom was painted after 1880

The Bedroom was painted before 1880

The Bedroom was painted in 1788.

Question 8/8

Click on the picture to read the information

You know everything about Van Gogh's artworks! Let's click to get a secret code!

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SECRET NUMBER

GET THE CODE NUMBER

LOOK AT A BLUE PAINTING

THE SECOND NUMBER OF THE CODE IS HIDDEN IN A BLUE PICTURE

CLICK TO SEE THE BEDROOM

CLICK TO SEE THE SUNFLOWERS

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You didn't read the clue...

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You didn't do the puzzle...

CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 1/3

What a bright yellow moon! It's incredible! But, is there a code here?

This village is dark. Can you see a number right here?

The stars, the sky... They are simply amazing, but I can't see anything useful...

This is my house in London!Click on the bike to get a code.

Secret unlocked!

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Congratulations! The third number of the code is 4.

FIND AND CLICK ON THE CODE NUMBER!

Is the code under the bed?

Is there a ghost?

Can you see the number?

This table is beautiful

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You found the secondnumber! It's number 1!

Secret unlocked!

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CHALLENGE 4: THE PUZZLE

To finish this challenge, you need to remember my beautiful face, because you have to do a marvellous puzzle!

Do the puzzle!

Congratulations! Get a code number here

You did it! You completed the puzzle! But wait! I need to ask you a question:

A puzzle of The Sunflowers

Secret unlocked?

What puzzle did you do?

A portrait of Van Gogh

A puzzle of the Van Gogh museum

Secret unlocked!

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This is a present for you. The last number is Saturday

Hhhmmm... Monday is the 1st day of the week... Then, Sarturday is...

CONGRATULATIONS!

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You escaped from the museum! You are the best!!!

Fantastic! You read allthe information and discovered the code! Good bye!

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Bibliography

https://kids.kiddle.co/The_Starry_Nighthttps://www.coolkidfacts.com/vincent-van-gogh/https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0031V1962http://www.vggallery.com/painting/p_0482.htm

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