Van Gogh Museum

Opened in 1973, the Van Gogh Museum houses the world's largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). The museum also shows an extensive collection of works by other 19th-century artists and has grown in recent decades into a more eclectic 'Museum of the 19th century'. Our mission is to make the life and work of Van Gogh and the art of his time accessible to as many people as possible in order to enrich and inspire them.

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Vincent van Gogh in Paris: Montmartre

In 1886 Vincent van Gogh came to live in Paris. He stayed there for two years and he developed from a traditional painter into a modern one. Researcher Nienke Bakker shows how Van Gogh experimented with new painting techniques.



Vincent van Gogh in Arles: Sunflowers

Vincent van Gogh regarded himself as the painter of the sunflowers. He made 5 different versions of the Sunflowers when he lived in Arles. They were part of the decorations for the Yellow House to show Paul Gauguin his new painting skills. What's so special about this Sunflower painting? Leo Jansen (curator of paintings, Van Gogh Museum) explains.



Vincent van Gogh in Arles: Two seascapes - Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

In June 1888 Vincent van Gogh visited the fishing village of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer where, in a matter of days, he produced two seascapes: one a spontaneous work and the other more considered. Van Gogh Museum's curator of paintings Leo Jansen explains the difference.



Vincent van Gogh in Paris: Agostina Segatori close

Vincent van Gogh made only a few portraits. Agostina Segatori is one of them. Van Gogh Museum's senior researcher Louis van Tilborgh talks about the lesser known aspects of this painting.



Research in progress: Discoloration of Van Gogh's 'Bedroom'

One of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous works is The Bedroom, which he painted in 1888. In order to preserve it for the future, it needs to be thoroughly examined.

The Van Gogh Museum has been conducting exhaustive technical research into the paintings and drawings by Vincent van Gogh in its collection for many years now. In this video you'll get a behind the scenes look of the research.



Research in progress: Van Gogh and his contemporaries

Vincent van Gogh has a reputation of being a loner as an artist, but is that correct? In his letters he gave his opinion on works of art he had seen and books he’d found worth-while. That is why in the restoration studio of the Van Gogh Museum not only Van Gogh’s own materials and techniques are studied, but also the work of his contemporaries.





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