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This year has been dedicated to the famous Dutch artist Vincent van Goghcelebrating 125 years of inspiration since his death
This year the Netherlands is celebrating one of its most prominent artists Vincent vanGogh who died exactly 125 years ago As one of the founders of modern art and aforerunner to 20thshycentury Expressionism painters Van Gogh was one of the mostbrilliant art geniuses of his time
In order to honor this famous Dutch painter Van Gogh Europe Foundation(httpvangogheuropeeu) has prepared a special program in the Netherlands Belgiumand France Museums institutions and other organisations have prepared a range ofevents related to Van Goghs life and work
A lot of the events are organised especially for this year but many institutions that werealready dedicated to Van Goghrsquos work have also marked their programs with exhibitionson the life and art of this famous painter to appeal to a wider audience
A special route and most of events are organised in his homeland the province ofBrabant in the Netherlands Below is a list of some of the top events that can be seenthrough this year
Tracing the footsteps of Van Gogh in Brabant
Van Goghs house (Zundert)It is here where everything started in 1853 A house where Van Gogh was born issituated in the town of Zundert (httpwwwvangoghbrabantcomenlocatieszundert) Itis now transformed into a museum that displays a presentation of his life and workOther works from contemporary artists that were inspired by Vincent can also been seenin the Vincent Van Gogh Huis (httpwwwvangoghhuiscom)
Van Goghs art room (Tilburg)Young Van Gogh attended school in Tilburg Here is the reconstructed classroom(httpwwwvangoghbrabantcomenlocatiestilburg) where he received his first drawinglesson Visitors can practice drawing in a digital art room Childrens drawing lessonsunder the leadership of an artist are organised here every Sunday See the website forVincents tekenlokaal (httpwwwvincentstekenlokaalnl)
Van Goghs church (EttenshyLeur)When Vincent decided to became an artist he returned to his parentsrsquo house in Etten(httpwwwvangoghbrabantcomenlocatiesettenshyleur) Accordingly an early period ofhis work is illustrated in The Vincent van Gogh Information Center(httpwwwvangoghkerknlindex) situated in this town
Van Goghs village (Neunen)The whole town of Neunen (httpwwwvangoghvillagenuenennlenglishaspx) is anoutdoor museum with 21 sites that are in close connection with Van Goghs life Visitorscan walk by the paths on which Van Gogh once walked and listen to the narrativeswritten by his contemporaries The outdoor museum contains 17 columns that arestanding on the sites from which Vincent took sketches for some of his paintings This isa nice opportunity for visitors to have a look at places that inspired his artworks
Het Noordbrabants Museum (sshyHertogenbosch)In this museum (httpwwwhetnoordbrabantsmuseumnlenglish) in the lovely town ofsshyHertogenbosch an admirable collection of Van Goghs paintings can be seen This isactually the only place in the Brabant province where his paintings are displayed
The Van Gogh Rossegaarde cycle path (Eindhoven)The bicycle path (httpwwwthisiseindhovennlenvanshygoghshyroosegaardeshybicycleshypath)in Eindhoven is inspired by Vincents famous painting The Starry Night It is composedof lights and colours ndash trace the path at night to see glowing effects ndash and is open to thepublic
Van Gogh in the Netherlands
There are some interesting sites and events organised outside the Brabant as well
KroumlllershyMuumlller Museum (Otterlo)Among a rich collection of 19th and 20th century paintings this museum(httpkrollermullernlbezoek) has the second largest Van Gogh collection in the worldAt the temporary exhibition Van Gogh amp Co Crissshycrossing the collection (25 Aprilndash27September 2015) you can see works of Van Gogh as well as works from hispredecessors contemporaries and followers The exhibition is formed into four sectionsby the genres of the exhibited works the human figure (and selfshyportraits) naturevillageshy and cityscapes and still life
Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam)The largest collection of Vincents drawings paintings and letters is presented in thismuseum (httpwwwvangoghmuseumnlen) yearshyround The exhibition Munch VanGogh will take place from 25 September 2015 to 17 January 2016 taking a closer lookat the similarities between the two artists Many of Amsterdams cultural institutions willprepare programs related to this exhibition
A lot of other organisations have also prepared programs in honor of the famous Dutchpainter His paintings have been an inspiration for some flower decorations in theKeukenhof garden (nloutshyandshyaboutplacesDutchshytulipsshyandshyKeukenhofshygarden_467757html) the Tuinen van Appeltern (httpwwwappelternnlen) and theflower parade in Zundert (httpwwwcorsozundertnlhomeshyEN) He will also be asource of inspiration in theater at Festival Boulevard in lsquosshyHertogenbosch(httpwwwfestivalboulevardnl) During the Glow light festival in Eindhoven(httpwwwgloweindhovennlwebsiteglowglowphpaction=home) works of artinspired by Van Gogh will also been shown
There will be something for everyone so save a date and join some of the events Youcan find more information about the events at the websites of the institutions thatparticipate in the program
Tea Gudek Šnajdar Expatica
Tea is a founder and head editor of Medievalwallcom (httpwwwMedievalwallcom)and her topics of professional interest include Medieval art and culture cultural tourismand expatriate experiences Following her studies in history and art history and havingworked as a curator and museum educator her articles are now published in severalscientific and popular magazines and websites Tea was born in Zagreb Croatia butcurrently lives in the Netherlands with her husband and son
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In order to honor this famous Dutch painter Van Gogh Europe Foundation(httpvangogheuropeeu) has prepared a special program in the Netherlands Belgiumand France Museums institutions and other organisations have prepared a range ofevents related to Van Goghs life and work
A lot of the events are organised especially for this year but many institutions that werealready dedicated to Van Goghrsquos work have also marked their programs with exhibitionson the life and art of this famous painter to appeal to a wider audience
A special route and most of events are organised in his homeland the province ofBrabant in the Netherlands Below is a list of some of the top events that can be seenthrough this year
Tracing the footsteps of Van Gogh in Brabant
Van Goghs house (Zundert)It is here where everything started in 1853 A house where Van Gogh was born issituated in the town of Zundert (httpwwwvangoghbrabantcomenlocatieszundert) Itis now transformed into a museum that displays a presentation of his life and workOther works from contemporary artists that were inspired by Vincent can also been seenin the Vincent Van Gogh Huis (httpwwwvangoghhuiscom)
Van Goghs art room (Tilburg)Young Van Gogh attended school in Tilburg Here is the reconstructed classroom(httpwwwvangoghbrabantcomenlocatiestilburg) where he received his first drawinglesson Visitors can practice drawing in a digital art room Childrens drawing lessonsunder the leadership of an artist are organised here every Sunday See the website forVincents tekenlokaal (httpwwwvincentstekenlokaalnl)
Van Goghs church (EttenshyLeur)When Vincent decided to became an artist he returned to his parentsrsquo house in Etten(httpwwwvangoghbrabantcomenlocatiesettenshyleur) Accordingly an early period ofhis work is illustrated in The Vincent van Gogh Information Center(httpwwwvangoghkerknlindex) situated in this town
Van Goghs village (Neunen)The whole town of Neunen (httpwwwvangoghvillagenuenennlenglishaspx) is anoutdoor museum with 21 sites that are in close connection with Van Goghs life Visitorscan walk by the paths on which Van Gogh once walked and listen to the narrativeswritten by his contemporaries The outdoor museum contains 17 columns that arestanding on the sites from which Vincent took sketches for some of his paintings This isa nice opportunity for visitors to have a look at places that inspired his artworks
Het Noordbrabants Museum (sshyHertogenbosch)In this museum (httpwwwhetnoordbrabantsmuseumnlenglish) in the lovely town ofsshyHertogenbosch an admirable collection of Van Goghs paintings can be seen This isactually the only place in the Brabant province where his paintings are displayed
The Van Gogh Rossegaarde cycle path (Eindhoven)The bicycle path (httpwwwthisiseindhovennlenvanshygoghshyroosegaardeshybicycleshypath)in Eindhoven is inspired by Vincents famous painting The Starry Night It is composedof lights and colours ndash trace the path at night to see glowing effects ndash and is open to thepublic
Van Gogh in the Netherlands
There are some interesting sites and events organised outside the Brabant as well
KroumlllershyMuumlller Museum (Otterlo)Among a rich collection of 19th and 20th century paintings this museum(httpkrollermullernlbezoek) has the second largest Van Gogh collection in the worldAt the temporary exhibition Van Gogh amp Co Crissshycrossing the collection (25 Aprilndash27September 2015) you can see works of Van Gogh as well as works from hispredecessors contemporaries and followers The exhibition is formed into four sectionsby the genres of the exhibited works the human figure (and selfshyportraits) naturevillageshy and cityscapes and still life
Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam)The largest collection of Vincents drawings paintings and letters is presented in thismuseum (httpwwwvangoghmuseumnlen) yearshyround The exhibition Munch VanGogh will take place from 25 September 2015 to 17 January 2016 taking a closer lookat the similarities between the two artists Many of Amsterdams cultural institutions willprepare programs related to this exhibition
A lot of other organisations have also prepared programs in honor of the famous Dutchpainter His paintings have been an inspiration for some flower decorations in theKeukenhof garden (nloutshyandshyaboutplacesDutchshytulipsshyandshyKeukenhofshygarden_467757html) the Tuinen van Appeltern (httpwwwappelternnlen) and theflower parade in Zundert (httpwwwcorsozundertnlhomeshyEN) He will also be asource of inspiration in theater at Festival Boulevard in lsquosshyHertogenbosch(httpwwwfestivalboulevardnl) During the Glow light festival in Eindhoven(httpwwwgloweindhovennlwebsiteglowglowphpaction=home) works of artinspired by Van Gogh will also been shown
There will be something for everyone so save a date and join some of the events Youcan find more information about the events at the websites of the institutions thatparticipate in the program
Tea Gudek Šnajdar Expatica
Tea is a founder and head editor of Medievalwallcom (httpwwwMedievalwallcom)and her topics of professional interest include Medieval art and culture cultural tourismand expatriate experiences Following her studies in history and art history and havingworked as a curator and museum educator her articles are now published in severalscientific and popular magazines and websites Tea was born in Zagreb Croatia butcurrently lives in the Netherlands with her husband and son
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Van Goghs church (EttenshyLeur)When Vincent decided to became an artist he returned to his parentsrsquo house in Etten(httpwwwvangoghbrabantcomenlocatiesettenshyleur) Accordingly an early period ofhis work is illustrated in The Vincent van Gogh Information Center(httpwwwvangoghkerknlindex) situated in this town
Van Goghs village (Neunen)The whole town of Neunen (httpwwwvangoghvillagenuenennlenglishaspx) is anoutdoor museum with 21 sites that are in close connection with Van Goghs life Visitorscan walk by the paths on which Van Gogh once walked and listen to the narrativeswritten by his contemporaries The outdoor museum contains 17 columns that arestanding on the sites from which Vincent took sketches for some of his paintings This isa nice opportunity for visitors to have a look at places that inspired his artworks
Het Noordbrabants Museum (sshyHertogenbosch)In this museum (httpwwwhetnoordbrabantsmuseumnlenglish) in the lovely town ofsshyHertogenbosch an admirable collection of Van Goghs paintings can be seen This isactually the only place in the Brabant province where his paintings are displayed
The Van Gogh Rossegaarde cycle path (Eindhoven)The bicycle path (httpwwwthisiseindhovennlenvanshygoghshyroosegaardeshybicycleshypath)in Eindhoven is inspired by Vincents famous painting The Starry Night It is composedof lights and colours ndash trace the path at night to see glowing effects ndash and is open to thepublic
Van Gogh in the Netherlands
There are some interesting sites and events organised outside the Brabant as well
KroumlllershyMuumlller Museum (Otterlo)Among a rich collection of 19th and 20th century paintings this museum(httpkrollermullernlbezoek) has the second largest Van Gogh collection in the worldAt the temporary exhibition Van Gogh amp Co Crissshycrossing the collection (25 Aprilndash27September 2015) you can see works of Van Gogh as well as works from hispredecessors contemporaries and followers The exhibition is formed into four sectionsby the genres of the exhibited works the human figure (and selfshyportraits) naturevillageshy and cityscapes and still life
Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam)The largest collection of Vincents drawings paintings and letters is presented in thismuseum (httpwwwvangoghmuseumnlen) yearshyround The exhibition Munch VanGogh will take place from 25 September 2015 to 17 January 2016 taking a closer lookat the similarities between the two artists Many of Amsterdams cultural institutions willprepare programs related to this exhibition
A lot of other organisations have also prepared programs in honor of the famous Dutchpainter His paintings have been an inspiration for some flower decorations in theKeukenhof garden (nloutshyandshyaboutplacesDutchshytulipsshyandshyKeukenhofshygarden_467757html) the Tuinen van Appeltern (httpwwwappelternnlen) and theflower parade in Zundert (httpwwwcorsozundertnlhomeshyEN) He will also be asource of inspiration in theater at Festival Boulevard in lsquosshyHertogenbosch(httpwwwfestivalboulevardnl) During the Glow light festival in Eindhoven(httpwwwgloweindhovennlwebsiteglowglowphpaction=home) works of artinspired by Van Gogh will also been shown
There will be something for everyone so save a date and join some of the events Youcan find more information about the events at the websites of the institutions thatparticipate in the program
Tea Gudek Šnajdar Expatica
Tea is a founder and head editor of Medievalwallcom (httpwwwMedievalwallcom)and her topics of professional interest include Medieval art and culture cultural tourismand expatriate experiences Following her studies in history and art history and havingworked as a curator and museum educator her articles are now published in severalscientific and popular magazines and websites Tea was born in Zagreb Croatia butcurrently lives in the Netherlands with her husband and son
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A lot of other organisations have also prepared programs in honor of the famous Dutchpainter His paintings have been an inspiration for some flower decorations in theKeukenhof garden (nloutshyandshyaboutplacesDutchshytulipsshyandshyKeukenhofshygarden_467757html) the Tuinen van Appeltern (httpwwwappelternnlen) and theflower parade in Zundert (httpwwwcorsozundertnlhomeshyEN) He will also be asource of inspiration in theater at Festival Boulevard in lsquosshyHertogenbosch(httpwwwfestivalboulevardnl) During the Glow light festival in Eindhoven(httpwwwgloweindhovennlwebsiteglowglowphpaction=home) works of artinspired by Van Gogh will also been shown
There will be something for everyone so save a date and join some of the events Youcan find more information about the events at the websites of the institutions thatparticipate in the program
Tea Gudek Šnajdar Expatica
Tea is a founder and head editor of Medievalwallcom (httpwwwMedievalwallcom)and her topics of professional interest include Medieval art and culture cultural tourismand expatriate experiences Following her studies in history and art history and havingworked as a curator and museum educator her articles are now published in severalscientific and popular magazines and websites Tea was born in Zagreb Croatia butcurrently lives in the Netherlands with her husband and son
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