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21 December 2021
Van Gogh receives 366,359 visitors in 2021
The Van Gogh Museum received 366,359 visitors in the year 2021. During the past year, the museum was forced to close for a total of 24 weeks as a result of the measures introduced by the Dutch government to control the coronavirus pandemic.
19 December 2021
Van Gogh Museum Temporarily Closed
Unfortunately, the Van Gogh Museum is closed again from Sunday 19 December 2021 onwards. This is due to the government’s measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
17 November 2021
Website Van Gogh Museum Wins Four Lovie Awards
The Van Gogh Museum website won Gold in the category Websites: Best Practices, and Silver in Mobile & Voice: Best Visual Design, as well as People’s Lovie in both categories.
21 October 2021
Van Gogh Museum wins Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Award
For the collaboration with Blueprint Collections.
28 July 2021
Historical Photograph Confirms Exact Location ‘Tree Roots’
A recently uncovered historical photograph confirms the exact location of Vincent van Gogh's last painting Tree Roots, the French Institut Van Gogh reveals today. Van Gogh painted Tree Roots a few hours before he committed suicide.
2 July 2021
Two Million Instagram Followers
The Van Gogh Museum has passed the milestone of 2 million Instagram followers!
2 July 2021
Van Gogh Museum strengthens ties Netherlands-Japan at Olympic Games 2021
1 July 2021
Rob Groot Appointed as Managing Director of the Van Gogh Museum
31 May 2021
The Van Gogh Museum Reopens on 5 June
Exhibition Here to Stay: A decade of remarkable acquisitions and their stories on view for the first time in 2021.
18 May 2021
Awards for Website Van Gogh Museum
The Van Gogh Museum website has won two Webbys.