Vincent van Gogh received his first drawing classes when he was 13 years old. He went to school in Tilburg where he also wnet to 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. Vincent received lessons here from one of the best drawing teachers of that time: 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
Vincent van Goghstraat
5268 AE Helvoirt
The graves of Vincent’s uncle Johannes van Gogh (1817-1885) and his aunts Dorothea van Gogh (1815-1882)...
van grevenbroeckstraat 2
5268 AN Helvoirt
The Protestant Church in Helvoirt is a gothic church in the shape of a cross.
Sint Annaplein 18
5038 TV Tilburg
The house of the Chief Commissioner for taxes Jan Hannik and his wife Adriana van der Griend stood on...
Stadhuisplein 128
5038 TC Tilburg
Willem II’s City Palace | High School In 1886 the HBS (Hogere Burger School or Higher Civic School) moved...
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