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Van Gogh Museum
CultureVisit: ~120 min
A museum dedicated to Vincent van Gogh and his time, next to Museumplein; it opened in 1973 in a building by Gerrit Rietveld and later received an extension by Kisho Kurokawa. It holds the world's largest collection of the painter's works, with self-portraits, The Potato Eaters, Sunflowers and Almond Blossom, as well as his letters and works by contemporaries such as Gauguin and Toulouse-Lautrec.
Add it to your trip on Wanloria →Things to do at Van Gogh Museum: 3 missions
- Find The SunflowersWalk through the rooms dedicated to his time in Arles until you find Sunflowers, and observe the thick impasto of the paint.
- Compare two self-portraitsLook for two self-portraits from different periods and compare the colour palette and brushwork of each.
- Tell Rietveld's building from the new wingFrom Museumplein, pick out Rietveld's building and Kurokawa's elliptical extension beside it.
Near Van Gogh Museum
Moco Museum68 m awayStedelijk Museum112 m awayConcertgebouw264 m awayRijksmuseum339 m awayCafé Américain587 m awayHeineken Experience682 m away
Frequently asked questions
How much time do you need for Van Gogh Museum?
Allow about 2 h for the visit.
Source: Web oficial - Van Gogh Museum