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In this review, I want to share an honest review with you to help you make up your mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let’s embark on this virtual journey through the Van Gogh Museum to help you make an informed decision on whether this museum lives up to its reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is worth visiting because it has the world’s most extensive collection of paintings and drawings by Vincent van Gogh. As a result, the museum offers a unique insight into the life and work of this famous painter.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The van Gogh Museum also regularly organizes exciting exhibitions about the work and life of Vincent van Gogh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous Dutch painters ever and, together with Rembrandt and Vermeer, is counted among the top three of our most important painters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In fact, every Dutchman should visit the van Gogh Museum at least once in his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The unique thing about the van Gogh Museum is that they can show his development as a painter because they own so many of his paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During his Dutch period, Vincent van Gogh lived and worked mainly in Brabant<\/strong>, painted the hard life of the farmers and workers there and used a lot of earthy colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are paintings that you’ll find mostly on the second floor of the museum, and fortunately, the van Gogh Museum owns his absolute masterpiece from that period: the Potato Eaters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The van Gogh Museum doesn’t delve deeply into Vincent van Gogh’s life but focuses mainly on his often matchless paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to learn more about Vincent’s life, you should visit the Vincent van Gogh Village Museum in Nuenen.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also visit the van Gogh House in Zundert, which was built on the site of his birthplace in Zundert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n I think the van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is one of the most beautiful museums in the Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition, the van Gogh Museum owns more than enough paintings that van Gogh painted in Arles and at St. Remy in the south of France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These colorful paintings from his French period greatly contrast his dark Dutch period and show how much van Gogh had grown as a painter during the \u00b1 10 years of his painting career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The van Gogh Museum was initially designed by Gerrit Rietveld and opened in 1973. The famous elliptical wing next door, sunk halfway into the ground of Museum Square, was built at the turn of the century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This wing also serves for temporary exhibitions that often include borrowed paintings by Vincent Gogh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, in 2023, there was a fantastic exhibition in this wing on Vincent van Gogh’s works from the last two months of his life in Auvers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These temporary exhibitions ensure that there is always something new to see at the van Gogh Museum. You can see here<\/a><\/strong> what special exhibition is currently on display at the Van Gogh Museum here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The van Gogh Museum is undoubtedly one of the 30 most impressive museums in the Netherlands<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n If possible, I would go to the Van Gogh Museum by public transportation, not by car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is an oversized parking garage under Museumplein, but you must expect Amsterdam parking rates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The maximum parking rate per day in this garage is currently \u20ac55.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like to come by car, please reserve a parking space<\/a><\/strong> in this parking garage in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Public transport is the best way to get to the Van Gogh Museum. Travel by train to Amsterdam Zuid NS Station, and from there, take a streetcar, line 5.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Streetcar line 5 stops on Paulus Potterstraat in front of the van Gogh Museum entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alternatively, you can also take streetcar lines 2 or 12 from Amsterdam Central Station, which will take considerably longer than streetcar line 5 from Amsterdam Zuid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Below is an overview of the five most important paintings by Vincent van Gogh at the Van Gogh Museum, with a brief description of why you must have seen them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has the world’s most extensive collection of van Gogh paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second largest van Gogh collection in the world is in the Kr\u00f6ller-M\u00f6ller Museum on the Hoge Veluwe<\/a><\/strong>, but that van Gogh collection is much smaller than the van Gogh Museum’s collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n You have to reserve your ticket at least 1-2 weeks in andvance<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n I’m often asked whether a guided tour of the van Gogh Museum is worth it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I find that a difficult question to answer because it’s very personal and depends on how interested you are in van Gogh and how much you want to learn more about him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The multimedia tour of the van Gogh Museum is worth it. This multimedia tour was very user-friendly and more educational than I expected. The multi-media tour is not free but also not expensive (\u20ac3.50).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also learn a lot on a guided tour, but that is also more expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I would try the much cheaper multimedia tour on a first visit and see if that works for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The multi-media tour is not free but also not expensive (\u20ac3.50)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n I am often asked the best time to visit the Van Gogh Museum. Of course, this question is asked to understand if the van Gogh Museum is sometimes quieter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the van Gogh Museum is never tranquil.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The van Gogh Museum is open from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; in my experience, from 9:00 a.m., it is immediately full.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From 15:00, it gets a little quieter in my experience, but I would never visit the Van Gogh Museum after 15:00 because you only have 2 hours until closing time, which is too little for me to see the entire museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By entering after 3:00 p.m., you are rushing the whole time to see the museum before closing time, and that would make me very restless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The average visitor only needs 1.5-2 hours to visit the van Gogh Museum<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The average visitor only needs 1.5-2 hours to visit the Van Gogh Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I find that very short because I need over 3 hours and have visited the Van Gogh Museum several times, but that’s my enthusiasm as a van Gogh enthusiast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Choosing which of the four van Gogh Museums in the Netherlands is the most beautiful and which one is worth visiting first is difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, in a comprehensive review of these four van Gogh museums in the Netherlands<\/a><\/strong>, I have compared these museums with each other so that you can make an informed decision about which museum to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is difficult to select the most beautiful of the four van Gogh Museums in the Netherlands<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can read a book about the life and works of Vincent van Gogh before your visit to get a feel for this important Dutch painter.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTable Of Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Pros And Cons Of Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Pros Of The Van Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Cons Of The Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Review Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do i get to the van gogh museum?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What not to miss at the Van Gogh Museum?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Is a guided tour at the van Gogh Museum worth it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the best time to visit the van Gogh Museum?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How long do you need to visit the van Gogh Museum?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Which of the 4 Dutch van Gogh Museums Is the Most Beautiful?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What is a good book about the life of Vincent van Gogh?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n