Van Gogh Museum

Van Gogh Museum
The back of the Van Gogh Museum
Museum at the Museumplein in 2016
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Established2 June 1973 (1973-06-02)[1]
LocationPaulus Potterstraat 7[2]
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates52°21′30″N 4°52′52″E / 52.35833°N 4.88111°E / 52.35833; 4.88111
TypeArt museum
National museum
Visitors
Public transit accessVan Baerlestraat/Museumplein
Tram line: 2, 3, 5, 12, 16, 24[2]
Websitewww.vangoghmuseum.nl

The Van Gogh Museum (Dutch pronunciation: [vɑŋˈɣɔx mʏˌzeːjʏm]) is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw.[7] The museum opened on 2 June 1973,[1] and its buildings were designed by Gerrit Rietveld and Kisho Kurokawa.

The museum contains the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world. In 2017, the museum had 2.3 million visitors and was the most-visited museum in the Netherlands, and the 23rd-most-visited art museum in the world. In 2019, the Van Gogh Museum launched the Meet Vincent Van Gogh Experience, a technology-driven "immersive exhibition" on Van Gogh's life and works, which has toured globally.

  1. ^ a b (in Dutch) Ronald de Leeuw, "Introduction: the Van Gogh Museum as a National Museum, 1973–1994", Van Gogh Museum Journal, 1995. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b Address, accessibility, directions and parking Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Van Gogh Museum. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ Jasper Piersma, "Van Gogh Museum zit Rijks op de hielen als populairste museum" (in Dutch), Het Parool, 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. ^ (in Dutch) "Bezoekersrecords voor Van Gogh Museum en NEMO", AT5, 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ^ (in Dutch) Yannick Verberckmoes, "Veel meer bezoekers voor grootste Nederlandse musea", de Volkskrant, 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  6. ^ Top 100 Art Museum Attendance, The Art Newspaper, 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  7. ^ Museumplein, Archived 13 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine I Amsterdam. Retrieved 17 October 2012.