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The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of art works by Vincent van Gogh in the world. The permanent collection includes more than 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 500 drawings and more than 800 letters. The museum also presents exhibitions on various subjects from 19th-century art history.

Without his family, Vincent van Gogh’s work might never have reached the world.His brother Theo (1) supported him throug...
12/06/2026

Without his family, Vincent van Gogh’s work might never have reached the world.

His brother Theo (1) supported him throughout his life, making it possible for him to keep painting. After her husband’s death, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (3) took on the legacy –organising exhibitions, publishing Vincent’s letters, and introducing his work to a wider audience. Jo and Theo’s son, Vincent Willem (4), ensured the collection stayed together and later founded the Van Gogh Museum.

A family effort that shaped the legacy we know today.
Discover more in our exhibition ‘Vincent’s Path to Fame’, on view until 6 September.

When Vincent wrote this, ‘modern life’ looked very different, yet the feeling is easy to recognise.He probably experienc...
11/06/2026

When Vincent wrote this, ‘modern life’ looked very different, yet the feeling is easy to recognise.

He probably experienced anxiety as something in the air: not owned, but absorbed, shaped by the pace and pressures of the time. Perhaps that’s why the line still resonates. Not because things are the same, but because living through change, and carrying some of its weight, is something we share.

And maybe there’s a quiet comfort in that: we’re not facing it alone.

10/06/2026

Coming up… 👀
Over the next three case files, we'll uncover a mystery that has been hiding in plain sight for more than a century.
Stay tuned for ‘The Colour Heist’ 🔍



ASML works with the Van Gogh Museum to preserve Van Gogh’s heritage through technology.

A room with a view… in this case, it’s from Vincent’s room in the psychiatric institution in Saint-Rémy. Perhaps not the...
09/06/2026

A room with a view… in this case, it’s from Vincent’s room in the psychiatric institution in Saint-Rémy. Perhaps not the most obvious place for inspiration, but Van Gogh still managed to turn it into something beautiful.

From his window, he painted the same view multiple times: sunny, rainy, with wheat being harvested, or left empty.

And there’s one detail that keeps coming back: the wall around the field. Did you notice it too? 👀

1 ‘Wheat Field with Reaper and Sun’, 1889 © Kröller-Müller Museum
2 ‘Enclosed Wheat Field with Rising Sun’, 1889 © Kröller-Müller Museum
3 ‘Landscape at Saint-Rémy (Enclosed Field with Peasant)’, 1889 © The Indianapolis Museum of Art
4 ‘Rain’, 1889 © Philadelphia Museum of Art
5 ‘Wheatfield with a Reaper’, 1889 © Van Gogh Museum

These works hold more than what we see at first glance 👶In Auvers-sur-Oise, Vincent often depicted women and children. N...
08/06/2026

These works hold more than what we see at first glance 👶

In Auvers-sur-Oise, Vincent often depicted women and children. Not only in his paintings, but also in his sketchbooks. They might reflect a quiet longing. After all, Vincent may have felt more alone than ever at the time. His brother Theo had just become a father, and with the arrival of his nephew, life seemed to be moving forward, with less room for him. He wrote to his mother: ‘For me life might well remain solitary.’

He once called having children ‘the most natural and best thing.’ And when family life did not come, painting became something else: ‘the only tie that links the past and the present for me.’

Does knowing this change how you look at these works?

1 ‘Two Girls’, 1890 © Private collection
2 ‘Child with Orange’, 1890 © Private collection
3 ‘Young Man with Cornflower’, 1890 © Private collection

A quiet garden, a few fluttering butterflies… and a big turning point for Van Gogh in Paris 🦋Painted in 1887, this close...
07/06/2026

A quiet garden, a few fluttering butterflies… and a big turning point for Van Gogh in Paris 🦋

Painted in 1887, this close-up view is seen from above – like he sat on a park bench and painted what was right at his feet. It shows a new way of looking: focusing on small details, light, colour, and movement, inspired by Impressionism.
The butterflies add a gentle touch, and may even be a metaphor for how fragile life can be.

Can you spot all 6 butterflies? 👀

‘Coin de jardin avec papillons’, 1887 © Private collection

Van Gogh’s birds 🐦Sometimes painted with just a few swift strokes, other times rendered with great care: birds often app...
06/06/2026

Van Gogh’s birds 🐦
Sometimes painted with just a few swift strokes, other times rendered with great care: birds often appear in Van Gogh’s drawings and paintings. Because he worked so much outdoors, Vincent was constantly surrounded by them: fluttering above fields, perched on trees, or darting across the sky. They weren’t just background details, but lively subjects he loved to ‘catch’ on paper or canvas.

Which one do you like most?
1 detail of ‘Kingfisher by the Waterside’, 1887 © Van Gogh Museum
2 detail of 'The Reaper (after Millet)’, 1889 © Van Gogh Museum
3 ‘Barn Owl Viewed from the Front’, 1887 © Van Gogh Museum
4 detail of ‘Wheatfield with Partridge’, 1887 © Van Gogh Museum

Vincent wrote to his brother Theo: ‘the Trinquetaille bridge with all its steps is a canvas done on a grey morning, the ...
05/06/2026

Vincent wrote to his brother Theo: ‘the Trinquetaille bridge with all its steps is a canvas done on a grey morning, the stones, the asphalt, the cobblestones are grey, the sky a pale blue, the small figures colourful […]’
Vincent captured one of those grey mornings perfectly in this painting, don’t you think? ☁️

🖌️ ‘The Iron Bridge at Trinquetaille’, 1888 © Private collection
✏️ Detail of Van Gogh’s letter to Theo, 1888

Van Gogh’s final self-portraits, painted in 1889, offer a rare glimpse into a pivotal moment in his life.Created during ...
04/06/2026

Van Gogh’s final self-portraits, painted in 1889, offer a rare glimpse into a pivotal moment in his life.

Created during his stay at the psychiatric institution in Saint-Rémy, these works move beyond likeness. They reflect a period of illness, recovery, and deep self-observation. Each portrait reveals subtle shifts in mood, technique, and self-perception.

What do you notice as you move from one to the next?

1 ‘Self-Portrait’, 1889 © Nasjonalmuseet
2 ‘Portrait of the Artist’, 1889 © Musée d'Orsay
3 ‘Self-Portrait’, 1889 © National Gallery of Art

What looks like abundance is, in fact, focus. ‘You can see that some hard work has been done,’ Vincent wrote to his brot...
03/06/2026

What looks like abundance is, in fact, focus. ‘You can see that some hard work has been done,’ Vincent wrote to his brother Theo from Arles.
He lists painting after painting he is sending to his brother: gardens, wheatfields, boats, and portraits. It reads like an inventory, but reveals a period of intense productivity.
In the summer of 1888, Vincent worked at a relentless pace, often completing a canvas in a single day. He switched between subjects while continuing to experiment with colour, light, and brushwork.

Which is your favourite?
1 ‘Garden at Arles’, 1888 © Kunstmuseum Den Haag
2 ‘Wheatfields’, 1888 © P. and N. de Boer Foundation
3 ‘Seascape at Saintes-Maries’, 1888 © Pushkin Museum
4 ‘Seated Zouave’, 1888 © Private collection

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