Van Gogh Museum
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Van Gogh Museum

Sunflowers, The Potato Eaters, The Bedroom and Almond Blossom: Van Gogh's life in his own paintings, at your own pace.

5 floors20+ rooms100+ piecesabout an hour of stories
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60 minThe Van Gogh Museum in an HourTen paintings from The Potato Eaters to Tree Roots: a Paris self-portrait, a Japanese courtesan, Sunflowers, the Yellow House, The Bedroom, Irises and Almond Blossom.10 pieces · 3 floors120 minVan Gogh's Life in Two HoursTwenty stops in the order he lived them: the sea at Scheveningen, Nuenen, Paris, Arles, the asylum at Saint-Rémy and the last weeks in Auvers.20 pieces · 3 floors40 minCopies and BorrowingsHow Van Gogh learned by copying: a Japanese courtesan and a bridge in the rain, then Delacroix's Pietà and Millet's farm workers, repainted in his own colours.5 pieces · 2 floors45 minFlowers and SeasonsGladioli in Paris, a peach tree in an Arles spring, Sunflowers, irises and a moth in the asylum garden, Almond Blossom for a newborn and Daubigny's garden in Auvers.7 pieces · 2 floors40 minRietveld, Kurokawa and the Glass HallA family deal of 1962, a Rietveld design finished by his partners, a stair built for daylight, an oval wing paid for from Japan and a hall of bent glass.7 pieces · 5 floors

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SunflowersSunflowersLevel 1
The Potato EatersThe Potato EatersLevel 1
The BedroomThe BedroomLevel 1
Almond BlossomAlmond BlossomLevel 3
The Yellow House (The Street)The Yellow House (The Street)Level 1
IrisesIrisesLevel 3

From the outside

Van Gogh Museum: the 2015 glass entrance hall and the Kurokawa wing, from Museumplein
the 2015 glass entrance hall and the Kurokawa wing, from Museumplein
Van Gogh Museum: the Kurokawa wing and the glass hall over the Museumplein lawn
the Kurokawa wing and the glass hall over the Museumplein lawn
Van Gogh Museum: the Kurokawa wing, the glass hall and the Rietveld building behind
the Kurokawa wing, the glass hall and the Rietveld building behind
Van Gogh Museum: the approach across Museumplein, with the Rijksmuseum beyond
the approach across Museumplein, with the Rijksmuseum beyond
Van Gogh Museum: the Kurokawa wing's corner and the Rietveld building
the Kurokawa wing's corner and the Rietveld building

The building

3Floor 3Floor 3: Saint-Rémy, the asylum and its gardenFloor 3: Saint-Rémy, flowers and insectsFloor 3: Auvers, the last weeksFloor 3: Auvers-sur-Oise, the village and its gardensFloor 3: Saint-Rémy, copies after Millet and DelacroixFloor 3: Saint-Rémy, cypresses, olives and Almond Blossom
2Floor 2Floor 2: Friends from the Paris yearsFloor 2: Theo and Jo's collectionFloor 2: The peasant painters he admiredFloor 2: Pont-Aven and the self-portrait swapFloor 2: Gauguin, from Arles to Le Pouldu
1Floor 1Floor 1: Arles, the Yellow House and SunflowersFloor 1: Arles, The Bedroom and Gauguin's visitFloor 1: Arles, the southFloor 1: The first years, The Hague and DrentheFloor 1: Nuenen and The Potato EatersFloor 1: Paris, Van Gogh discovers colourFloor 1: Paris, Japan and the avant-garde
0Ground floorGround floor: Van Gogh face to face, the Paris self-portraitsGround floor hall
-1AtriumAtrium, under the glass hall
Photo credits (100)
  • Van Gogh Museum: Dilip Poddar, Unsplash License
  • Van Gogh Museum, the Kurokawa wing and the glass hall over the Museumplein lawn: Catarina Duarte, Pexels License
  • Van Gogh Museum, the Kurokawa wing, the glass hall and the Rietveld building behind: Phong Thanh, Pexels License
  • Van Gogh Museum, the approach across Museumplein, with the Rijksmuseum beyond: Travel with Lenses, Pexels License
  • Van Gogh Museum, the Kurokawa wing's corner and the Rietveld building: Ömer Gülen, Pexels License
  • Ground floor: Van Gogh face to face, the Paris self-portraits: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Floor 1: Arles, the Yellow House and Sunflowers: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Floor 1: Arles, The Bedroom and Gauguin's visit: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Floor 1: Arles, the south: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Floor 1: The first years, The Hague and Drenthe: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Floor 1: Nuenen and The Potato Eaters: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Floor 1: Paris, Van Gogh discovers colour: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Floor 1: Paris, Japan and the avant-garde: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Floor 2: Friends from the Paris years: John Peter Russell, Public domain
  • Floor 2: Theo and Jo's collection: Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, Public domain
  • Floor 2: The peasant painters he admired: Jozef Israëls, Public domain
  • Floor 2: Pont-Aven and the self-portrait swap: Paul Gauguin, Public domain
  • Floor 2: Gauguin, from Arles to Le Pouldu: Paul Gauguin, Public domain
  • Floor 3: Saint-Rémy, the asylum and its garden: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Floor 3: Saint-Rémy, flowers and insects: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Floor 3: Auvers, the last weeks: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Floor 3: Auvers-sur-Oise, the village and its gardens: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Floor 3: Saint-Rémy, copies after Millet and Delacroix: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Floor 3: Saint-Rémy, cypresses, olives and Almond Blossom: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Sunflowers: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • The Yellow House (The Street): Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Tree Roots: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • The Harvest: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • The Sower: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Gauguin's Chair: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • The Pink Peach Tree: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Shoes: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Self-Portrait as a Painter (1886): Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Self-Portrait with Felt Hat: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Self-Portrait (small oil sketch, 1887): Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Self-Portrait (painted on the back of Birds' Nests): Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Self-Portrait (painted on the back of Head of a Woman): Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Self-Portrait with Straw Hat: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Self-Portrait with Pipe and Straw Hat: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • The Zouave: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Wheatfield: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Portrait of Camille Roulin: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • View of a Butcher's Shop: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Sprig of Flowering Almond in a Glass: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • The White Orchard: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Peach Tree in Blossom: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Seascape near Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Country Road: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Women on the Peat Moor: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Farm with Stacks of Peat: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Avenue of Poplars in Autumn: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Head of a Woman: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Head of a Woman (Gordina de Groot): Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Woman with a Mourning Shawl: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • The Cottage: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Baskets of Potatoes: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • The Hill of Montmartre with Stone Quarry: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Vase with Gladioli and Chinese Asters: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Bank of the Seine: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Wheatfield with Partridge: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Montmartre: Behind the Moulin de la Galette: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • In the Café: Agostina Segatori in Le Tambourin: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Boulevard de Clichy: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • View from Theo's Apartment: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Quinces, Lemons, Pears and Grapes: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Red Cabbages and Garlic: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Bridge in the Rain (after Hiroshige): Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Haymaking, Éragny: Camille Pissarro, Public domain
  • Young Woman at a Table, 'Poudre de riz': Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Public domain
  • Railway Junction near Bois-Colombes: Paul Signac, Public domain
  • In Heaven or Closed Eyes: Odilon Redon, Public domain
  • Young Peasant Girl with a Hoe: Jules Breton, Public domain
  • Haymaking: Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Public domain
  • Old Drenthe Woman: Anthon van Rappard, Public domain
  • Head of a Woman / Allotment with Sunflower: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Self-Portrait with Portrait of Gauguin: Émile Bernard, Public domain
  • Self-Portrait (Charles Laval): Charles Laval, Public domain
  • House among Trees, Pont-Aven: Émile Bernard, Public domain
  • Breton Girl Spinning: Paul Gauguin, Public domain
  • Still Life with Profile of Mimi: Meijer de Haan, Public domain
  • The Mango Trees, Martinique: Paul Gauguin, Public domain
  • Farm in Brittany: Paul Sérusier, Public domain
  • Garden of the Asylum: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • The Garden of Saint Paul's Hospital ('Leaf-Fall'): Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Undergrowth: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Trees, Stone Bench and Fountain in the Garden of the Asylum: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Giant Peacock Moth: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Roses: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Butterflies and Poppies: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Landscape at Twilight: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • View of Auvers-sur-Oise: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Ears of Wheat: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • The Sheepshearer (after Millet): Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Thresher (after Millet): Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • The Reaper (after Millet): Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • A Pair of Leather Clogs: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Cypresses and Two Women: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Olive Trees on a Hillside: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Landscape with Rabbits: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain

An independent audio guide by Roamer, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Van Gogh Museum. Museum admission is separate. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr and Pexels contributors under open licences; credits on each piece.

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