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Tour Leaders
Rietveld Building
Permanent collection
Kurakawa wing
Tempory exhibition
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R2
R1
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K1
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K-1
Rietveld Building
Kurakawa Wing
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On this floor you will find the cloakroom, museum, shop
information desk, museum café, and part of the art
collection, among other things.
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The escalator will bring you to the Kurakawa Wing,
where you will find our temporary exhibitions.
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5) Sunflowers
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6) Almond Blossom
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On this floor, a wide selection of paintings by Van Gogh
is exhibited, arranged in chronological order.
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K1
The second floor houses temporary presentations on subjects
ranging from restoration research to works on paper.
R3
On the third floor, a selection from the collection of 19th-century
art is exhibited; many of these works have close links to the
work of Van Gogh.
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Legend
Audio tour
Information
Toilets
Auditorium
Lift
Stairs
Entrance
Museum café
Exit
Cloakroom
Escalator
Museum shop
Closer to the artist
A visit to Amsterdam would not be complete without a visit to
the Van Gogh Museum. The museum is more than just a venue
for presenting the work of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890): it is
a source of inspiration for all lovers of culture. A place where
you can get to know Van Gogh through his paintings,
drawings and letters.
The Van Gogh Museum is on Museumplein in
Amsterdam, between the Rijksmuseum and
the Stedelijk Museum.
Van Gogh Museum
Paulus Potterstraat 7, Amsterdam
Travelling by public transport
From Central Station in Amsterdam, take
tram 2 (towards Nieuw Sloten) or 5 (towards
Amstelveen Binnenhof) to the Van
Baerlestraat stop.
From Station Amsterdam Zuid/WTC, take
tram 5 (towards Central Station) to the Van
Baerlestraat stop.
Opening Hours
The Van Gogh Museum is open 7 days a week
Museum: daily 10 am to 6 pm, Friday to 10 pm
Ticket office: daily 10 am to 5:30 pm, Friday
to 9:30 pm.
Shop: daily 10 am to 6:15 pm, Friday to
9:45 pm.
Museum café: daily 10 am to 5:30 pm.
Service area (cloakroom and toilets): daily 10
am to 6:30 pm.
Closed 1 January
From 1 May 2013 the Museum will be open
daily from 9 am to 5 pm, Friday to 10 pm
Admission fees
Adults: € 14
Net rate: € 12.60
Children: 0-17 years, free (a valid ID may be
requested.)
Voucher agreements
Voucher agreements are available for tourism
professionals from 250 pax. on a year basis.
For more information please contact the Van
Gogh Museum Trade, Marketing & Sales
Department via sales@vangoghmuseum.nl.
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Educational packages
€ 30 (no net rate) per school group (including
teachers) this includes a brief introduction
from a education professional and a free
individual assignment sheets on the
permanent collection.
Reservation must be made at least two weeks
in advance via educatie@vangoghmuseum.nl .
Note: Payment can only be done on the day
of visit at the cash register.
Phone numbers
Van Gogh Museum
General Information
+31 (0)20 570 52 00
Van Gogh Museum
Trade, Marketing & Sales department
+31 (0)20 570 59 89
Group Responsibilities
Please read the following list of
responsibilities and share them with your
group prior to the visit.
Responsibilities
• Group leaders are responsible for the
behavior of their groups at all times.
• Visitors may not touch the works of art.
• Running and rough play are prohibited.
• Food, drinks, and gum are prohibited.
• Smoking is prohibited throughout the
building
• Photography and video cameras are
prohibited in the Van Gogh Museum.
• Large bags, umbrellas and bottles holding
beverages or other fluids must be left in the
cloakroom
• On entering the museum, visitors and all
their belongings are subject to security
checks, including metal detection.
• Please follow the instructions of Security
Officers in the Museum.
• The Museum reserves the right to refuse or
dismiss any group for misconduct.
Highlights of the Van Gogh Museum
The largest collection of his work can be
found in the Van Gogh Museum.
5) Sunflowers, 1889
Brabant - Early work
1) The patato eaters, 1885
Van Gogh deliberately chose a composition
which would challenge his growing prowess
as a painter. And like the French master
Jean-François Millet, Van Gogh wanted to
be a true “peasant painter.”
Paris 1886 – 1888
2) Self-Portrait as an Artist, 1888
‘I am working with the enthusiasm of a man
from Marseilles eating bouillabaisse, which
shouldn’t come as a surprise to you because
I am busy painting huge sunflowers.’ It was
August, the sunflowers were blooming, and Van
Gogh desperately wanted to capture them in a
series of 12 pictures. Because the flowers wilted
so quickly, he worked on his canvases every
day. He painted the series to decorate the room
where Paul Gauguin would stay when he
arrived in Arles.
Saint-Rémy - 1889-90
6) Almond Blossom, 1890
Although he painted many self-portraits, this
is one of the few in which Van Gogh depicted
himself as an artist, with all the necessary
equipment: palette, brushes, and a canvas
on a wooden easel.
3) The Bridge in the Rain (after Hiroshige),
1887
On January 31, 1890, Theo wrote to Vincent of
the birth of his son, whom he had named
Vincent Willem. Van Gogh, who was extremely
close to his younger brother, immediately set
about making him a painting of his favorite
subject: blossoming branches against a
blue sky.
Auvers – 1890
7) Wheatfield with Crows, 1890
The Bridge in the Rain illustrates Van Gogh’s
interest in Japanese art. He painted this scene
after a woodcut by Utagawa Hiroshige, which
he had in his own collection. The borders are
filled with calligraphic figures borrowed from
other Japanese prints. Van Gogh made two
other paintings in the same fashion:
The Courtesan (after Eisen) and Flowering
Plum Tree, after another print by Hiroshige.
Arles - 1888-89
4) The Bedroom, 1888
The most striking aspects of this work are the
bright patches of contrasting color, the thickly
applied paint and the odd perspective. The
rear wall appears strangely angled. This is not
a mistake: this corner of the Yellow House
was, in fact, slightly skewed.
Wheatfield with Crows is one of Van Gogh’s
most famous paintings and probably the one
most subject to speculation. It was executed in
July 1890, in the last weeks of Van Gogh’s life.
Many have claimed it was his last work, seeing
the dramatic, cloudy sky filled with crows and
the cut-off path as obvious portents of his
coming end. However, since no letters are
known from the period immediately preceding
his death, we can only guess what his final
work might really have been.
Self Guided Tours and Audio Tour
Self-Guided Tours
The group may be accompanied by their own
guide. Group reservation is not required.
• Guided tour groups are not to consist of
more than 15 people.
• The permanent collection in the Rietveld
building is open to groups from September
up to the end of May, with the exception of
the busy weekends during Easter,
Whitsuntide, Ascension, and Christmas.
• During June, July, and August guided tours
of the Van Gogh collection are only
permitted with the use of so-called whisper
sets which the group should bring along
with them.
• The exhibition wing is open to guides the
entire year round.
Audio tour
The audiotour for the permanent collection
gives information about the life and work of
Vincent van Gogh. The tour is available in
nine languages: English, Dutch, French,
German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Russian
and Mandarin.
In addition, visitors can also view and listen to
multimedia information on Van Gogh’s letters.
However, this option is only available in the
English, Dutch, and French-language versions
of the tour. The tour was produced by
Antenna Audio.
For groups of more than 15 people,
audiotours should be booked in advance with
Antenna Audio: +31 (0)20 673 6824
amsterdam@antennainternational.com
Audio tour Prices
Adults & children: € 5
Net rate: € 4,50
Painting Workshop Through the Eyes of
Vincent Van Gogh
After a look round the gallery to gather
inspiration and see the different styles of
painting employed by Van Gogh you will
move on to the museum‘s studios and take
your place behind an artist‘s easel. You will
put your own creation on canvas, using
brushes and acrylic paint. An experienced
workshop teacher will be at your side to
provide support and advice.
Price per person per workshop (excluding
entrance tickets): €50.00 including 19% VAT.
For more information and booking conditions
please contact sales@vangoghmuseum.nl
Museum café
During your visit to the Van Gogh Museum you
can pop into the stylish Museum Café for an
extensive range of drinks, snacks and cold and
hot dishes. Our specialities include salads,
home-made lasagne or quiche, vegetarian
dishes and a selection of cakes and pastries.
Before 12:00 and after 15:00 we have various
special offers.
The café can only be accessed via the museum
and is open daily from 10:00 to 17:30.
Visitors gain a warm welcome in the Museum
Café, which offers an attractive view of Museum
Square and the Van Gogh Museum‘s Kurokawa
wing.
For more information, please contact
vangoghmuseum@vermaatgroep.nl.
Museum shop
The Van Gogh Museum Shop is located on the
ground floor of the museum. The shop offers a
wide range of articles designed to help you
recollect your museum experience and share it
with others at home. Visitors can choose from a
wide selection of books on Van Gogh and his
contemporaries, or from a range of quality
reproductions of their work on paper or canvas.
In addition the shop stocks a selection of luxury
accessories for the home as well as a variety of
charming souvenirs for those on a budget.
Funds raised through the Van Gogh Museum
Shop are used to add to the museum‘s
collection.
Home delivery
Would you like purchases delivered to your
door? At the special service counter you can
arrange to have your purchases sent to any
address in the world for no more than the cost
of postage.
Online Shop
Order your Van Gogh Museum products easily,
safely and fast via the Online Shop.
We ship anywhere!
www.vangoghmuseumshop.com
Free Wi-Fi
The Van Gogh Museum offers free wireless
internet throughout the museum . Check-in on
foursquare, update your status on Facebook,
visit our website, e-mail or just send a tweet to
your followers from the museum galleries.
Coach Parking
Parking garage Q-Park under the
Museumsquare – entrence via Paulus
Potterstraat
Access
For the disabled the Van Gogh Museum is
completely accessible for wheelchair users. The
lift entrence is located near the main entrence
on the Paulus Potterstreet. There are
wheelchairs available in the Museum. Large
print books are available for the visually
impaired.