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No doubt this museum has the largest Van Gogh collection but… - here I might sound somewhat iconoclast - the dark paintings of his early period in Den Haag or Drenthe are not necessarily his highlights. Not everybody has to be fond of his potato subjects.
It is clearly written in the welcome leaflet of the museum: "His evolution from an inept but impassioned novice into a truly original master…" and "as a painter, he was largely self-taught."
This is evident from this chronological exhibition. Van Gogh experimented a lot and his experiments were not necessarily successful.
His art improved when Vincent reached Paris and assimilated the style of the Impressionist trend.
It appears that the talent of Van Gogh developed in the same proportion as the intensity of the sunlight. The summit is reached under the sun of the Provence.
The highlights of this Van Gogh collection are therefore to be found in the works of Arles (1888-89), Saint-Rémy de Provence (1889-90) and Auvers-sur-Oise where he committed suicide in July 1890.
Among the best works here on display are the "Yellow House", "The Bedroom", the 3 orchard paintings and my favoured ones "The Irises" and the quiet and peaceful landscape "The Harvest".
Impressive and disturbing is that extraordinary "Wheatfield with Crows" painted shortly before his dead (*).
On the third floor are a good number of French impressionists among which Monet and Pissarro.
There are often queues and crowds at this museum which is on the list of group visits. There are separate fast lanes for e-tickets and museum cards.
As this was my second visit I arrived around 17 h. when there was no queue anymore and I rushed through the early period of van Gogh to concentrate on the best paintings from the Provence period.
Open daily 10.00 to 18.00 h, Friday 10.00 to 22.00 h. Admission fees: Adults: € 12.50, 13-17 years: € 2.50
0-12 years: free admission. Free with Museum Card.
Tickets can be ordered online.
NEW: Special exhibition ALFRED STEVENS from 18/09/2009 till 24/01/2010.
Alfred Stevens was a Belgian painter (1823-1906) who met a lot of success in Paris with a modern form of realistic paintings showing elegant and intriguing women. I discovered him at the Musée d'Orsay and recommend very much this special exhibition showing 64 works.
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Trivial statement, that only a hairbreadth separates the genius from the madman sometimes. All this is especially valid for one of the trailblazers of the modern European painting, Vincent Van Gogh. The exceptionally characteristic mode of expression, the richness of the picturesque solutions, which we may admire in his single works, may be measurable only to Rembrandt.
Nowhere in the world is there a larger collection of works by the Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh than in the elegant Amsterdam museum that bears his name.
In the world largest collection - more than 200 paintings, 437 drawings and 31 prints - you may track the path of life of the painter genius. The collection is housed in two buildings: the main building, which opened in 1973, and the exhibition wing, designed by Kisho Kurokawa and opened in 1999.
The exhibition is organised chronologically into five periods: The Netherlands, Paris, Arles, Saint-Remy and Auvers-sur-Oise.
The museum delights the visitors also with other interesting exhibitions being attached to 19th century art history. You may compare his works with the works of other artists of 19th century. Vincent life and his art is equivalent to the romantic artist myth, the roots of which date back to the Renaissance, and crystalized finally just in the 19th century in its significant form being effective until today.
The works of the artist who lived in constant poverty now fetch record prices. The oil on canvas Portrait of Dr. Gachet is among the ten most expensive works of art in the world. It was sold for USD 82.5 million in 1990, and Vincent sold only one painting, the Red Vineyard, during his lifetime.
Your visit in Amsterdam would not be perfect without Vincent and in the Museum shop you can buy some fine art prints. The I Amsterdam Card gives you free entry, and a shorter line to get in.
Friday evening the Museum stays open until 22.00 with special events.
Opening times & admission fees: http://www3.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=194&lang=en<br /> WebMuseumVincent http://www.vangoghgallery.com/
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 by codrutz
For the details lovers: The building itself is in glass and raw cement, it's a modern building, built by Gery Rietveld to house Van Gogh's paintings.
The museum was opened in 1973 and contains the largest, most important collection of Van Gogh's work. By all means don't skip visiting this museum!! It contains 200 of Van Gogh's paintings, 500 of his drawings and 700 letters written by him. The museum is structured on four floors, divinding in galleries the periods of his life.
For art lovers visiting the Van Gogh Museum can (and must) take a whole day long, in order to say you really understood his life and his original work. I like Van Gogh's style because it is original and it makes paintings look so good. Not many had adventured to copy his style, and for that one can spot a Van Gogh from the start.
My favourite Van Gogh's work is Almond Blossom (1890) with its special blue background.
Admission prices:
Adults: € 9
13-17: € 2,50
0-12: free
Dutch Museumcard: free
Dutch Railways pass or Rabobank Europass: € 4,50,-
There is no special rate for groups or students. Leave a Comment Phone: +31-20-5705252Directions: The Van Gogh Museum is within easy reach of the Museumplein in Amsterdam, between the Rijksmuseum and the Stedelijk Museum.Website: http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl
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 Van Gogh Museum,
Amsterdam by Donna_in_India
I also enjoyed his self portraits, although he looked like a very old man even in his thirties. Sadly he died young of a self inflicted gun shot. Van Gogh is one of my favorite artists and I enjoyed this museum even more than the Riksmuseum (which is in short walking distance from the Van Gogh museum). A must-see in Amsterdam!
The museum also has special exhibitions. Check the website for further info. Tickets available online. I recommend getting the audio guide. Within walking distance of Rijksmuseum.
Hours 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (10:00 p.m. on Fridays).
Admission Prices
Adults: € 12.50
13 to 17 years: € 2.50
under 12 years: free
Audio Tour: The audio for the permanent collection is available in 9 languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Mandarin. The cost of an audio tour is € 4.
All visitor information was correct as of this writing. Leave a Comment Phone: +31-20-5705252Directions: Tram 2 (towards Nieuw Sloten) or 5 (towards Amstelveen Binnenhof) to the Van Baerlestraat stop. You can also take tram 3 or 12 to the Van Baerlestraat stop or bus 145, 170 or 172 to the Museumplein stop.Website: http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl
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 Van Gogh Museum by Rachael71
You can hire an audio tour to take you round the gallery, but we didn't take this - we felt that the museum provided plenty of information on the walls by the paintings anyway, and didn't feel we were missing out (the audio tour is a major frustration with this museum, as some of the paintings are crowded by people with headphones, so it can be difficult to go at your own pace).
Tickets can be pre-booked at the VVV, which means you avoid queuing. The Canal-Bus also offers a 'multi' ticket, which gives you a discount of around 6 euros on your ticket - and again no queuing. Otherwise, get there as it opens. Credit cards are accepted for a minumum of 25 euros. Leave a Comment
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Here they have the largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world, plus special exhibitions.
The museum is open every day from 10:00 to 18:00, Fridays till 22:00. No photography is allowed inside. And no smoking, of course.
Second photo: As for the Rijksmuseum, you can now order and print tickets for the Van Gogh Museum online, to avoid standing in long lines like these folks are doing. Leave a Comment
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 by Mariajoy
From "Vincent" by Don McClean
Now I understand what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they did not know how
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 Van Gogh museum ticket by JetlagCity
There are also temporary exhibits one floor below ground level, and I was lucky enough to catch the last day of a Dante Gabriel Rossetti show when I was there.
The gal at the infomation desk was really helpful in telling us how the tram system worked, too. Leave a Comment
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We did not visit this museum until our last day in Amsterdam. So, my newest memories about Amsterdam are about this museum.
Museum has a nice building and well-designed, big halls. It was crowded -I think it is normal for weekends- although we could stroll and see all of the paintings comfortably.
We were lucky to be there while "Vincent van Gogh and Expressionism" show was open. It can be seen until 4 of March. I had the chance of observing his impact on the German and Austrian artists like Egon Schiele, Max Pechstein, Wassily Kandinsky, Oskar Kokoschka...
Being so close to paintings like Sunflowers, Potato Eaters, Almond Blossom, Irises and learning new ones like Gaugin's Chair, Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette, Pieta, Butterflies and Poppies, Wheatfield with Crows is quite an experience.
Also, you can learn a rough biography of Van Gogh by visiting this museum. I impressed by his obsession to Gauguin.
Do not miss it.
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