Van Gogh Museum Tour

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Private Tour

Explore the masterpieces of the great Vincent van Gogh with us on a 1.5-hour guided tour of the world-famous Van Gogh Museum.

Duration: 1.5 hours

Language: English

Number of participants flexible, Private tour

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Portrait of Vincent van Gogh with a bandaged ear. A famous painting by the artist.

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A painting of sunflowers on a yellow background. The flowers are depicted in various stages of bloom.

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The Van Gogh Museum Tour at a glance

Immerse yourself in the artistic development of Vincent van Gogh
See the most famous works from Van Gogh’s various creative phases
Learn about the dramatic influence of van Gogh’s mental illness on his work

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Van Gogh Museums Tour

As this is a private tour, the price depends on the number of participants.

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What to expect on your Van Gogh Museum Tour?

Explore the treasures of the Van Gogh Museum with an experienced English-speaking guide. The 1.5-hour tour of the Van Gogh Museum takes you through the creative history of the famous artist and focuses on important works.

The ‘Sunflowers’, ‘The Potato Eaters’ or the ‘Almond Blossoms’ – Vincent van Gogh’s paintings and his incomparable impressionist style are known worldwide. Only few people realise just how turbulent his artistic development unfolded.

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Your guide will place the most important works in a historical context and tell you in a lively and varied way how van Gogh’s mental illness shaped the history of his work.

Floor by floor, you will see how van Gogh’s painting style and technique changed over time and how he composed colour gradients differently.

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is home to the world’s most extensive collection of his works: more than 200 paintings, 500 drawings and 700 letters in total.

Your museum tour will therefore give you a comprehensive picture of the creative phases of the genius Vincent van Gogh.

Genius or poor fellow: Vincent van Gogh

He himself was unable to profit from the unrivalled radiance of his work: In contrast to artists such as Rembrandt, who was already doing well in business during his lifetime, van Gogh only sold a single painting in the course of his entire life. Arguably, his real fame arose after his death.

During your guided tour, you will discover the man behind Vincent van Gogh’s paintings. You will find out how much Japanese art and his stay in Provence influenced him and marvel at his incredible creative drive towards the end of his short life.

Van Gogh in the context of his time

Your museum tour will not only allow you to experience Vincent van Gogh’s landscapes, self-portraits and still lifes, but will also give you the opportunity to compare his paintings with works by other 19th century artists. These are both artists who inspired van Gogh and artists who were inspired by him.

In recent years, the Van Gogh Museum has organised major exhibitions of masterpieces by Van Gogh’s colleagues such as Gauguin, Munch, Malevich, Kandinsky and Vallotton. The Van Gogh Museum was expanded in 1999 and completely renovated in 2013 so that the works and the story of Van Gogh’s life can be shown to their best advantage.

Important information about the Van Gogh Museum Tour

Entry tickets to the museum are not included in the price, but we will be happy to help you organise these. As this museum tour is a private tour, you can choose the start time of the tour. After the tour, you are of course free to stay longer in the museum and discover further details of the ‘Vincent van Gogh’ art collection.

Keen to explore more of Amsterdam?

Incredible Amsterdam offers a variety of tours , which enable you to see our favourite city from the eyes of a local.
We especially recommend our Jordaan Tour. With an experienced, passionate guide, you will explore the most idyllic and original neighbourhood of the canal city, discover its hidden courtyards and experience the eventful history of this beautiful part of the city.

We are looking forward to welcoming you on tour!

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Insider tip

Vera from Incredible Amsterdam: “Our Van Gogh museum tour is a real journey of discovery, on which you will experience Vincent van Gogh’s world-famous works and his torn character.”