Van Gogh’s Almond Blossom — The Full Story Almond Blossom was painted by Van Gogh in January 1890 at the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole in Saint-Rémy, as a gift for his newborn nephew Vincent Willem — the son of his brother Theo. Van Gogh wanted to create something beautiful and hopeful for the baby’s room. The … Read more
Van Gogh’s Letters & Drawings at the Van Gogh Museum The Van Gogh Museum holds over 750 personal letters written by Vincent van Gogh, the majority addressed to his brother Theo, alongside approximately 500 drawings. The letters are not supplementary material — they are primary documents of one of the most articulate and emotionally candid … Read more
Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits — A Complete Guide Van Gogh painted more than 35 self-portraits between 1886 and 1889, more than almost any other artist in history. The majority were made during his two years in Paris, where he used himself as a model to practise painting faces when he could not afford to hire sitters. … Read more
Van Gogh’s The Bedroom — Meaning, Story & the Three Versions Van Gogh painted three versions of The Bedroom between 1888 and 1889. All three depict his room in the Yellow House in Arles, where he lived from February to December 1888. The Amsterdam version — held at the Van Gogh Museum on the third … Read more
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers — The Full Story The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam holds one of the five surviving sunflower paintings Van Gogh completed in Arles in August 1888. The Amsterdam version shows fourteen sunflowers in a yellow vase against a yellow background — the most luminous and ambitious of the series. Van Gogh painted … Read more
Van Gogh Museum Exhibitions 2026 — What’s On Now and Coming Up Van Gogh Museum Exhibitions 2026 — What’s On Now and Coming Up The Van Gogh Museum runs two to three temporary exhibitions each year in its Kurokawa exhibition wing, alongside the permanent collection. In 2026 the confirmed programme includes Yellow. Beyond Van Gogh’s … Read more
Van Gogh Museum Permanent Collection — Floor-by-Floor Guide The Van Gogh Museum permanent collection contains over 200 paintings, approximately 500 drawings, and more than 750 personal letters by Vincent van Gogh, arranged chronologically across four floors of the main Rietveld building. The collection covers every major phase of Van Gogh’s career from his earliest drawings … Read more
Van Gogh Museum Must-See Paintings — Top 10 Works The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam holds the largest collection of Van Gogh’s work in the world — over 200 paintings and 500 drawings. The ten must-see paintings are Sunflowers, The Bedroom, Almond Blossom, The Potato Eaters, Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat, Wheatfield with Crows, The … Read more
