Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

In the Center of Amsterdam

The Van Gogh Museum is one of the 25 most famous museums in the world. Every year, 1.6 million people visit this Amsterdam-based art gallery to learn more about Vincent van Gogh's life and admire his art. The Van Gogh Museum is a must-see for anyone who visits Amsterdam. 

History and collection

The Museum was opened in 1973 and consists of two buildings designed by Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld. The collection features more than 500 paintings by Vincent van Gogh but also works of other artists, his contemporaries – Impressionists and Postimpressionists. Van Gogh's work is organized in the museum chronologically into five periods, each representing a different period of his life and art.