Vincent van Gogh had his first drawing classes when he was 13 years old. He went to school in Tilburg, while he lived in a boarding house at the St. Anneplein.
Read more about Vincent's childhood in BrabantThe high school was housed in the former town palace of Willem II in 1866. In Vincent's time this school had one of the best drawing teachers: Constant Cornelis Huijsmans. He worked according to traditional academic rules in which the drawing was central to the perception.
In the modern Vincent’s Art Room you can see for yourself how Van Gogh’s talents developed. Discover your own talents in the digital drawing room where you can set to work, and where workshops and masterclasses for all ages are given. It's located within walking distance of the central station close to Ontdekstation013 in the creative heart of Tilburg, the Spoorzone (Railway Zone).
More informationThe Paleis-Raadhuis (City Hall) is the starting point of this cycle tour of 48 kilometers. This is where the young Vincent took his first real drawing lessons. Discover Vicnent's Tilburg and the landscape surounding the town.
Van Gogh cycle tour Tiblurg
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...
Watermolen van Opwetten
Opwettenseweg 203
5674 AC Nuenen
This watermill is located next to the Kleine Dommel in Nuenen. Vincent van Gogh painted this mill in...
Molendreef 8
5735 EP Lieshout
Mill De Vogelenzang, an old mill from 1819, was immortalized by Vincent in two drawings.
Catharinaplein 1
5611 DE Eindhoven
In February 1885 Van Gogh made an ink drawing which clearly shows a sketch of the St Catharina Church.
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...
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