2. • The Van Gogh Museum is an art museum in
Amsterdam in the Netherlands dedicated to the works
of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. It is
located at the Museum Square in Amsterdam
3. • The Van Gogh Museum consists of two buildings: the main
structure designed by Gerrit Rietveld and opened in 1973, and
the Exhibition Wing by Kisho Kurokawa completed in 1999.
The architecture of the museum has a complex history: apart
from these two architects, several others have contributed to
finishing, rebuilding or remodelling parts of both buildings.
4. • Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum
maintains the world’s largest
collection of the works of
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890),
his paintings, drawings and
letters, completed with the art
of his contemporaries. Each year,
1.6 million visitors come to the
Van Gogh Museum, making it
one of the 25 most popular
museums in the world.
5. All about the museum
A visit to the Van Gogh Museum is
a unique experience. The museum
contains the largest collection of
paintings by Vincent van Gogh in
the world. It provides the
opportunity to keep track of the
artists developments, or compare
his paintings to works by other
artist from the 19th century in the
collection. The museum also holds
an extensive offer of exhibitions on
various subjects from 19th Century
art history.
6. Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries, Arles
Permanent collection
• The collection features the works
of Vincent van Gogh – more than
200 painting, 500 drawings but
also works of other artists, his
contemporaries – Impressionists
and Postimpressionists. Van
Gogh's work is organized
chronologically into five periods,
each representing a different
period of his life and work: The
Netherlands, Paris, Arles, Saint-
Remy and Auvers-sur-Oise. The
museum made part of its
collection accessible on Internet
through
7. The feel
Even if you are not a big Van Gogh
lover, do not miss this museum. Its
modern main building was designed
by Gerrit Rietveld, completed by his
partners after his death (opened in
1973), with later built elliptical
exhibition wing by Kisho Kurokawa
(opened in 1999). Both give a visitor
brilliant space to admire art works, to
look and to breathe. While this is one
of the most crowded museums in the
world, you will always be able to find
there your private moment to admire
Van Gogh’s genius.
8. Collection
The collection originally belonged to Theo van Gogh
(1857-1891), Vincent's younger brother. Following
Theo's death, it passed to his widow, Johanna van
Gogh. Although a number of works were sold, she
retained a major group, representing all phases of
Van Gogh's work. On her death in 1925, her son,
Vincent Willem van Gogh inherited the collection. In
1962, on the initiative of the Dutch state, he
transferred the works to the Vincent van Gogh
Foundation. They are now on permanent loan to the
Van Gogh Museum and form the nucleus of its
collection.
9. Financing new acquisitions
The Van Gogh Museum
receives a subsidy from the
government which goes
towards the running costs
of the museum. In addition,
the museum derives
income from ticket sales
and the museum store. All
profits from the museum
store and online shop are
spent on acquiring new
works of art for the
permanent collection.
10. Self-Portrait with Felt Hat, 1888
• Van Gogh painted
this self-portrait in
the winter of 1887-
1888, when he had
been living in Paris
for nearly two
years. Since his
arrival in the city he
had devoted much
study to the dotted
Pointillist technique
11. Wheatfield with Crows, 1890
Wheatfield with Crows is one of Van Gogh’s most famous paintings and probably the one
most subject to speculation. It was executed in July 1890, in the last weeks of Van Gogh’s
life.
12. Sunflowers,
1889
was August, the
sunflowers were
blooming, and Van Gogh
desperately wanted to
capture them in a series
of 12 pictures.
He painted the series to
decorate the room where
Paul Gauguin would stay
when he arrived in Arles.
He chose this subject
because his friend had
previously admired his
paintings of sunflowers.
13. The bedroom, 1888
Here, Van Gogh has depicted his bedroom in the Yellow House,
furnished with simple pine furniture and his own paintings
