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Van Gogh in Den Bosch
Van Gogh in Brabant
The Noordbrabants Museum in Den Bosch is the only place in the south of the Netherlands where you can find original works by Van Gogh from his time in North Brabant. Admire, for example, the paintings of Gordina and the Collse Watermill, a location you can visit yourself.
The Noordbrabants Museum
The Noordbrabants Museum is the only museum in the southern Netherlands to house original works by Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). In the Vincent van Gogh Gallery, these works tell the story of the artist’s Brabant roots and his deep fascination with rural life. Honestly, this is a must-see!
Fantastic news! Van Gogh’s ‘Gordina’ is staying at home! Thanks to over 3,000 donors, this masterpiece will continue to shine in Brabant forever. Her gaze offers a wonderful glimpse into the history of Brabant, full of hard work and perseverance. Will you come and admire it soon?
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Van Gogh Cycle Route
Round off your visit to the Noordbrabants Museum with a stroll through the charming town centre or enjoy the countryside and scenery along the Van Gogh cycle route. The route starts at the museum and takes you 31 kilometres through the Brabant countryside that inspired Van Gogh throughout his life.
Discover the route
Van Gogh in Brabant
The Noordbrabants Museum has a permanent, extensive exhibition entitled ‘Van Gogh in Brabant’. Paintings, letters, photographs, animations and other objects tell the story of Vincent van Gogh, his early career as an artist and his connection to his beloved Brabant.
Further information
Van Gogh Monuments in Brabant
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Dutch Reformed Church and Etten Cemetery
4875 CE Etten-LeurVincent’s father was appointed as a minister in Etten (1875–1882) and – alternating with his colleague from Oudenbosch – in Hoeven. His post was...
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Dutch Reformed Church, Leur
4871CD Etten-LeurReverend Jan Gerrit Kam is a close friend and colleague of Vincent’s father. Vincent also attends the church.
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Van Gogh Etten-Leur
Markt 4
4875 CE Etten-LeurExperience the beginnings of Van Gogh’s artistic career in Etten-Leur! Discover his world in the Van Gogh Church with an impressive multimedia experience...
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Theo de Vries Workshop
NuenenVincent regularly visited this site belonging to the builder and carpenter in Nuenen. For example, to have a perspective window made.
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Old tower and churchyard
5673 LE NuenenThis is the old tower that Vincent saw, with its rural cemetery. He produced no fewer than 35 drawings and paintings of it. At the remains of this old...
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Koning Willem II State Higher Secondary School
5038 TC TilburgVincent van Gogh attended the HBS here between the ages of 13 and 15.
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Aunts’ house
HelvoirtVincent would have seen the building site in the winter of 1874, whilst taking an evening stroll along the Rijksweg. The house is intended for...
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Populierenlaan Broekdijk
StatutesVincent used the farmhouse De Schoteldonkse Hoeve and the avenue leading up to it as the subject of his painting ‘Poplar Avenue in Autumn’.
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Mariënhof
HelvoirtThe Van Gogh family visited here regularly, as family letters reveal. Vincent, too, was familiar with the spacious villa in Helvoirt on the main road…
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Rectory
4268 AS HelvoirtOn 31 January 1871, the Van Gogh family moved into the stately vicarage diagonally opposite the Protestant church in Helvoirt.
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Kosthuis
5038 TV TilburgVan Gogh lived with the Hannik family whilst attending the HBS in Tilburg.
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The House of The Potato Eaters
5674 SG NuenenIn Vincent’s day, the De Groot family’s farmhouse stood on this site. In April and May 1885, he painted this family in *The Potato Eaters*.
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Studio and home with the Schafrat family
5671 GC NuenenVincent rents two rooms with an en suite bathroom on the ground floor. He lives here (after some time) and works in the back room.
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Boarding school
4761 BS ZevenbergenA Protestant boarding school in Zevenbergen where Vincent stayed between the ages of 11 and 13.
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Nuenen Tourist Information Office
5671 CA NuenenThe Nuenen, Gerwen and Nederwetten Tourist Information Centre is housed in the Van Gogh Village Museum. Route maps are also available here for cycling or walking in...
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De Vogelenzang Windmill
5735 EP LieshoutDe Vogelenzang windmill in Lieshout, built in 1819, was immortalised by Vincent in two drawings.
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Collse watermill
5641 JN EindhovenIn May 1884, Vincent was working on a number of paintings of windmills. Among these was his painting of the Collse watermill.
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Van Gogh Church
5671 CR NuenenVincent van Gogh’s father was the minister at this little church in Nuenen.
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Genneper Watermill
Genneperweg 143
5644 RS EindhovenVincent van Gogh captured this watermill in Eindhoven on canvas on several occasions. He was fascinated by the wheels and the building.
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Old Town Hall, Etten
4875 CB Etten-LeurIt was here that Vincent registered as a painter for the very first time.
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Sexton’s House, Zundert
4881 DA ZundertNext to the little church where Vincent’s father, Theodorus ‘Dorus’ van Gogh, was a minister, stands a small cottage which, in 1862/63, on the advice of Vincent’s father, w...
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Weaver’s Cottage
5671 CC NuenenJust one of the many weavers’ cottages that Nuenen was home to in Van Gogh’s time. Later, the sexton lived in this cottage.
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Grote Kerk
4811 TX BredaVincent van Gogh’s grandfather – also named Vincent – was a minister at the Grote Kerk and the Royal Military Academy in Breda.
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Grave of Uncle Johannes van Gogh
5268 AE HelvoirtVan Gogh’s aunts Antje, Doortje and Mietje are not the next Van Goghs to settle in Helvoirt following the minister’s family. Just over a year after their arrival...