Van Gogh Church
Van Gogh Church
Location
Markt 4
4875 CE Etten-Leur
Located in the centre of Etten-Leur, the Van Gogh Church offers a fascinating glimpse into what is probably the least known period in Vincent van G...
Villa Mertersem
Villa Mertersem
Location
Haagweg 389
4813 XC Breda
Villa Mertersem can be found in the neighbourhood Princehage in Breda. Vincent's uncle Cent lived here.
Helvoirt Vicarage
Helvoirt Vicarage
Location
Torenstraat 47
4268 AS Helvoirt
Vincent van Gogh’s father was the minister at the Reformed Church in Helvoirt from February 1871. Vincent never lived in Helvoirt, he had left his...
Protestant Church in Helvoirt
Protestant Church in Helvoirt
Location
Van Grevenbroeckstraat 2
5268 AN Helvoirt
The Protestant Church in Helvoirt is a gothic church in the shape of a cross.
Stadspaleis Willem II | HBS
Stadspaleis Willem II | HBS
Location
Stadhuisplein 128
5038 TC Tilburg
Willem II’s City Palace | High School
In 1886 the HBS (Hogere Burger School or Higher Civic School) moved into Willem II’s former city palace.
Grote Kerk Breda
Grote Kerk Breda
Location
Kerkplein 2
4811 TX Breda
Vincent’s grandfather – also called Vincent – who was descended from an art-loving family in The Hague, was a preacher at the Grote Kerk and the Ro...
Antoon Hermans’ house
Antoon Hermans’ house
Location
Keizersgracht 15
5611 GC Eindhoven
This house was built by Pierre Cuypers on a commission from the retired goldsmith Antoon Hermans.
The Potato Eaters’ cottage
The Potato Eaters’ cottage
Location
Gerwenseweg 4
5674 SG Nuenen
The farmhouse belonging to the De Groot family stood here in Vincent’s time. Vincent painted the farmhouse and the family acted as models for count...
Van Gogh Monument by Hildo Krop
Van Gogh Monument by Hildo Krop
Location
thv Berg 44
5671 CA Nuenen
In December 1929 a committee was formed in Amsterdam whose aim was to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Vincent van Gogh’s death with a perma...
The Watermill at Kollen
The Watermill at Kollen
Location
Collseweg 3
5641 JN Eindhoven
In May 1884 Vincent worked on a number of paintings of mills. He painted the watermill at Kollen that he passed when walking from Nuenen to Eindhoven.
Vincent van GoghHuis
Vincent van GoghHuis
Location
Markt 26
4881 CN Zundert
The Vincent van GoghHuis: a living arts centre in the birthplace of Brabant’s most famous artist ever, stands on the spot where Vincent van Gogh ca...
Aunts’ House, Markt 25 Zundert
Aunts’ House, Markt 25 Zundert
Location
Markt 25
4881 CN Zundert
The Van de Burgh sisters, Vincent van Gogh’s godmothers, lived at Markt 25.
Nune Ville
Nune Ville
Location
Berg 24
5671 CC Nuenen
The Begemann family lived in house Nune Ville. Here Vincent fell in love with Margot Begemann.
Jan Provily’s boarding school
Jan Provily’s boarding school
Location
Stationsstraat 16
4761 BS Zevenbergen
This building was formerly Jan Provily’s boarding school for boys. Vincent went to school there after the summer of 1864, when he was 11 years old.
De Roosdonck windmill
De Roosdonck windmill
Location
Gerwenseweg 2
5674 SG Nuenen
The windmill that takes its name from the area in which it was built is located in the open countryside just north of Nuenen.
Verger’s House Zundert
Verger’s House Zundert
Location
Sint Elisabethlaan 1a
4881 DA Zundert
Next to the church where Vincent’s father Theodorus 'Dorus' van Gogh was the minister, there was an old house that was bought by the Dutch Reformed...
Van Gogh Monument by Zadkine
Van Gogh Monument by Zadkine
Location
Vincent van goghplein
4881 DG Zundert
The representation of Vincent and Theo van Gogh is in the form of a statue in which Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo are embracing lovingly, b...
Weaver’s house
Weaver’s house
Location
Berg 40
5671 CC Nuenen
Just one of the many weavers’ houses that were in Nuenen in Van Gogh’s time has been preserved. It was built in 1763 and is now a national monument.
Site of the vicarage with Vincent’s first studio.
Site of the vicarage with Vincent’s first studio.
Location
Roosendaalseweg 4
4875 AA Etten-Leur
Vincent van Gogh had his first studio in the vicarage in Etten-Leur. The actual building is no longer there but a statue marks the spot
St Catharina Church Eindhoven
St Catharina Church Eindhoven
Location
Catharinaplein 1
5611 DE Eindhoven
In February 1885 Van Gogh made an ink drawing which clearly shows a sketch of the St Catharina Church.
Grave of Uncle Johannes van Gogh
Grave of Uncle Johannes van Gogh
Location
Vincent van Goghstraat
5268 AE Helvoirt
The aunts Antje, Doortje, and Mietje were not the first Van Goghs to settle in Helvoirt after the minister’s family moved there. Just over a year a...
Graves of grandparents and Oom Cent
Graves of grandparents and Oom Cent
Location
Haagweg 334
4813 XE Breda
Vincent van Gogh’s grandparents are buried in a Protestant graveyard.
Protestant Church Zundert | Grave of Vincent van Gogh’s brother
Protestant Church Zundert | Grave of Vincent van Gogh’s brother
Location
Van Goghplein 1
4881 DA Zundert
Vincent grew up as the son of the minister Theodorus van Gogh who preached at this church in Zundert.
Vicarage and garden
Vicarage and garden
Location
Berg 26
5671 CC Nuenen
The Van Gogh family lived here from 1882 to 1885, with Vincent living there from December 1883 to May 1884.