Van Gogh Museum
Welcome to the Van Gogh Museum in Museum Square, Amsterdam! It's home to the largest collection of Van Gogh's works anywhere in the world. Scroll on and use the arrows to explore inside.
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in the world. Here, you can click, drag, and use the arrows to discover some of the museum's highlights.
'The Potato Eaters' (1885)
Van Gogh saw the The Potato Eaters as a showpiece to prove he was on his way to becoming a good figure painter. The painting is showing the harsh reality of country life.
Self-portrait with grey felt hat (September 1887 - October 1887) by Vincent van GoghVan Gogh Museum
'Self Portrait' (1887-1888)
Van Gogh painted this self-portrait in the winter of 1887-1888, when he had been living in Paris for nearly two years. Since his arrival in the city he had devoted much study to the dotted Pointillist technique.
Van Gogh’s paintings of Sunflowers are among his most famous. He did them in Arles, in the south of France, in 1888 and 1889.
The Bedroom (October 1888) by Vincent van GoghVan Gogh Museum
'The Bedroom' (1888)
While he was in Arles, Van Gogh made this painting of his bedroom in the Yellow House. He prepared the room himself with simple furniture and with his own work on the wall.
'Wheatfield With Crows' (1890)
Wheatfield with Crows is one of Van Gogh’s most famous paintings and probably the one most subject to speculation. It was painted in July 1890, in the last weeks of Van Gogh’s life.