Route Van Gogh Europe: follow in Vincent’s footsteps through Europe
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is one of the world’s most well-loved artists. Route Van Gogh Europe makes it possible to visit the various locations where Vincent van Gogh lived and where his art is on display. Together, they tell the story of the artist’s life and show his development: from the little boy in Brabant to one of the great artists who would change the course of art history.
Visit, for example, Vincent’s birthplace in Zundert, tour the psychiatric institution in Saint-Remy or view the exceptional Van Gogh collections at the Kröller-Müller Museum or the Musée d’Orsay.
More about the route and locations
Van Gogh Europe, together with SRC Reizen, offers organized tours in the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Read more about the SRC and Van Gogh Europe tours.
Van Gogh Europe Route app
The Van Gogh Europe Route app offers an enjoyable introduction to Vincent van Gogh’s many travels through Europe. Historical photographs, paintings, drawings, detailed maps and practical background information are used to help you discover the places in the Netherlands, England, Belgium and France where Van Gogh lived and worked. There are six different routes to choose from. Read more about the app.
Van Gogh at the Kröller-Müller Museum
Helene Kröller-Müller was a huge fan of Vincent van Gogh. Thanks to Helene, the museum boasts the world’s second largest Van Gogh collection. The collection includes almost 90 Van Gogh paintings. Furthermore, the museum owns more than 180 drawings by the great master.
With the paintings in the Van Gogh Gallery, you can follow Vincent's journey through Europe. The potato eaters in Brabant, his Self-portrait in Paris or The garden of the asylum at Saint-Rémy in southern France. The now world-famous Terrace of a café at night (Arles, 1888), which Helene purchased in June 1914, remains the centrepiece of the Van Gogh Gallery in the current Kröller-Müller Museum.
Read more about Van Gogh in the Kröller-Müller Museum
About Van Gogh Europe
Van Gogh Europe is an international collaboration between organizations in the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom and France. It is committed to the preservation and collective promotion of Van Gogh’s heritage. Van Gogh Europe does this by setting up and supporting educational projects and tourist activities. The collaboration partners are:
Netherlands
Van Gogh Museum
Kröller-Müller Museum
Het Noordbrabrants Museum
Van Gogh Brabant (incl. Vincentre Nuenen, Vincent van Goghhuis Zundert and Van Gogh Church Etten-Leur)
Drents Museum
Van Gogh House Nieuw-Amsterdam
Centraal Museum Utrecht
Atout France, Amsterdam
Belgium
Maison de Van Gogh, Cuesmes
Maison de Van Gogh, Petit-Wasmes
Bureau de Culture et Tourisme Ville de Mons
United Kingdom
Van Gogh House, London
France
Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Institut Van Gogh/ Maison de Van Gogh, Auvers-sur-Oise
Van Gogh Roots, Auvers-sur-Oise
Municipality of Asnières-sur-Seine
Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles
Saint-Paul-de-Mausole & Musée Estrine, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Route Van Gogh Europe is made possible thanks to funding from the European Union in the framework of Promoting International Tourism for Culture and Heritage (PITCH).
News: Van Gogh Europe nominated as European Cultural Tourism Region of the Year 2017