Follow in the footsteps
of Van Gogh
Etten-Leur
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Den Bosch
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Zundert
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Nuenen
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Homeland
The world-famous painter Vincent van Gogh was born and raised in North Brabant. It is where he created his first masterpiece, ‘The Potato Eaters’, and painted a quarter of his entire body of work.
In North Brabant, you can discover his birthplace and visit the places and heritage throughout the province that appear in his letters, sketches, drawings and paintings. Follow in the footsteps of Van Gogh and discover Vincent’s Homeland!
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In Etten-Leur, near Breda, Vincent registered as a painter and had his first studio, while his father preached in the Van Gogh Church on the market square. You can also visit many other Van Gogh monuments here.
Vincent van Gogh was born and spent his childhood years in Zundert. The memories of his youth are kept alive in the Vincent van Gogh House. His father was minister in the church in Zundert. You can visit the grave of his stillborn brother, who was also called Vincent van Gogh.
Vincent van Gogh’s story as an artist starts in Etten-Leur. Two exceptional locations, the Van Gogh Church and Museum Sint Paulushofje, take visitors on a journey through his early life and sources of inspiration.
In the Van Gogh Church, where his father was minister, you experience Vincent’s world and emotions through impressive projections and audio narration. Museum Sint Paulushofje shows the village life from around 1900 that touched Van Gogh so deeply.
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Van Gogh Village Nuenen
Visit Van Gogh Village Nuenen and discover all about his time in North Brabant, his development to master painter and the creation of his first masterpiece, ‘The Potato Eaters’.
In Van Gogh Village Nuenen, you can visit places where Vincent lived and worked and literally follow in his footsteps. Below, you can see that it still looks the same as it did in Vincent’s time.
Step into Vincent’s life and recognise his paintings in the surrounding area. Visit Van Gogh Village Museum and learn all about his time in North Brabant and discover how Vincent experimented with light and colour in the Lightlab.
Discover more about Van Gogh’s life story in the Van Gogh Village Museum and learn about his development into a master painter and the making of his first masterpiece, ‘The Potato Eaters’.
Village
Museum
Het Noordbrabants Museum in Den Bosch is the only place in the south of the Netherlands where you can see original works by Van Gogh from his time in North Brabant. You can admire paintings of the Watermill at Kollen, a location you can actually visit.
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Cycle one of the 10 Van Gogh cycle routes or walk one of the five Van Gogh walking routes that go straight through the countryside that inspired Vincent and take you past Van Gogh heritage locations.
Follow in the footsteps
of Van Gogh
Etten-Leur
2
Den Bosch
4
Zundert
1
Nuenen
3
1
2
3
4
Homeland
The world-famous painter Vincent van Gogh was born and raised in North Brabant. It is where he created his first masterpiece, ‘The Potato Eaters’, and painted a quarter of his entire body of work.
In North Brabant, you can discover his birthplace and visit the places and heritage throughout the province that appear in his letters, sketches, drawings and paintings. Follow in the footsteps of Van Gogh and discover Vincent’s Homeland!
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In Etten-Leur, near Breda, Vincent registered as a painter and had his first studio, while his father preached in the Van Gogh Church on the market square. You can also visit many other Van Gogh monuments here.
Vincent van Gogh’s story as an artist starts in Etten-Leur. Two exceptional locations, the Van Gogh Church and Museum Sint Paulushofje, take visitors on a journey through his early life and sources of inspiration.
In the Van Gogh Church, where his father was minister, you experience Vincent’s world and emotions through impressive projections and audio narration. Museum Sint Paulushofje shows the village life from around 1900 that touched Van Gogh so deeply.
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Vincent van Gogh was born and spent his childhood years in Zundert. The memories of his youth are kept alive in the Vincent van Gogh House. His father was minister in the church in Zundert. You can visit the grave of his stillborn brother, who was also called Vincent van Gogh.
Visit Van Gogh Village Nuenen and discover all about his time in North Brabant, his development to master painter and the creation of his first masterpiece, ‘The Potato Eaters’.
In Van Gogh Village Nuenen, you can visit places where Vincent lived and worked and literally follow in his footsteps. Below, you can see that it still looks the same as it did in Vincent’s time.
Van Gogh Village Nuenen
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Step into Vincent’s life and recognise his paintings in the surrounding area. Visit Van Gogh Village Museum and learn all about his time in North Brabant and discover how Vincent experimented with light and colour in the Lightlab.
Discover more about Van Gogh’s life story in the Van Gogh Village Museum and learn about his development into a master painter and the making of his first masterpiece, ‘The Potato Eaters’.
Village
Museum
Het Noordbrabants Museum in Den Bosch is the only place in the south of the Netherlands where you can see original works by Van Gogh from his time in North Brabant. You can admire paintings of the Watermill at Kollen, a location you can actually visit.
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Cycle one of the 10 Van Gogh cycle routes or walk one of the five Van Gogh walking routes that go straight through the countryside that inspired Vincent and take you past Van Gogh heritage locations.
