News
15 July 2020
5x New on vangoghmuseum.com
The Van Gogh Museum has dramatically redesigned its website. Discover the changes with these 5 tips.
13 July 2020
Van Gogh's Letters Take Centre Stage This Autumn
Many people are not aware that alongside being a great artist, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1891) was also an avid letter writer. The Van Gogh Museum is home to the majority of his famous letters, and is certainly making the most of them this year!
29 October 2019
Jean-François Millet and the Hague School
To what extent has French artist Jean-François Millet influenced the artists of the Hague School? Curator Renske Suijver published her findings in the article 'Jean-François Millet and the Hague School'.
29 October 2019
Getty Paper Project Awards Grant for Nabis Research
The Van Gogh Museum was recently awarded a substantial grant by the Getty Foundation through The Paper Project initiative. The generous grant will be used by curator of Prints and Drawings Fleur Roos Rosa de Carvalho for further research into the print series of the Nabis.
5 September 2019
Mural by Floor van het Nederend at Skatepark NOORD
Amsterdam artist Floor van het Nederend created a mural inspired by the work of Vincent van Gogh. Now on view at Skatepark NOORD in Amsterdam.
2 July 2019
Self-Portrait or Portrait of Theo?
Van Gogh specialists from the museum recently studied a small portrait of a figure wearing a straw hat, painted by Vincent van Gogh. Following research published in 2011, the conclusion was drawn that Theo was the subject of the portrait. Based on new insights, this conclusion was recently brought up for discussion.
23 April 2019
Mistaken identity: Vincent and Theo
Late last year, the Van Gogh Museum announced that a photographic portrait that was long thought to be of the 13-year-old Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is actually of his brother Theo (1857-1891), aged 15. The research that led to this discovery has now been published.
23 April 2019
Two paintings attributed to Vincent van Gogh
Thanks to recent research, the paintings 'Still life with Fruit and Chestnuts' and 'Vase with Poppies' have been attributed to Vincent van Gogh with greater certainty.
11 January 2019
Van Gogh's Sunflowers in restoration studio
For the next six weeks, Vincent van Gogh’s renowned painting 'Sunflowers' will be in the Van Gogh Museum’s restoration studio.
27 July 2018
Vans collection inspired by Van Gogh
Vans and the Van Gogh Museum collaborated to present an artfully designed collection of Vans Classics and premium apparel, inspired by Van Gogh. The collection is available worldwide from 3 August 2018.