Discover the Van Gogh heritage locations in Brabant and learn all about Vincent's life here. From his birth and childhood in Zundert, to the start of his career as a painter in Etten-Leur and the creation of his first masterpiece in Nuenen. Three exhibitions tell the story of his artistic and personal development, his friends and family and the sources of inspiration he found in the people and landscapes of Brabant.
Kerkplein 2
4811 TX Breda
Vincent’s grandfather – also called Vincent – who was descended from an art-loving family in The Hague,...
Molendreef 8
5735 EP Lieshout
Mill De Vogelenzang, an old mill from 1819, was immortalized by Vincent in two drawings.
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...
Collseweg 3
5641 JN Eindhoven
In May 1884 Vincent worked on a number of paintings of mills. He painted the watermill at Kollen that...
Genneper watermolen
Genneperweg 143
5644 RS Eindhoven
Van Gogh painted the watermill several times.
Berg 24
5671 CC Nuenen
The Begemann family lived in house Nune Ville. Here Vincent fell in love with Margot Begemann.
Torenstraat 47
4268 AS Helvoirt
Vincent van Gogh’s father was the minister at the Reformed Church in Helvoirt from February 1871. Vincent...
Keizersgracht 15
5611 GC Eindhoven
This house was built by Pierre Cuypers on a commission from the retired goldsmith Antoon Hermans.
Berg 29
5671 CA Nuenen
Nuenen has every right to call itself a Van Gogh Village. There is nowhere else in the Netherlands where...
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...
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)...
Markt 25
4881 CN Zundert
The Van de Burgh sisters, Vincent van Gogh’s godmothers, lived at Markt 25.
Berg 26
5671 CC Nuenen
The Van Gogh family lived here from 1882 to 1885, with Vincent living there from December 1883 to May...
Stadhuisplein 128
5038 TC Tilburg
Willem II’s City Palace | High School In 1886 the HBS (Hogere Burger School or Higher Civic School) moved...
Park 51
5671 GC Nuenen
Vincent rented a studio from May 1884 from the Catholic verger Johannes Schafrat at what was then known...
Haagweg 389
4813 XC Breda
Villa Mertersem can be found in the neighbourhood Princehage in Breda. Vincent's uncle Cent lived here.
Stationsstraat 16
4761 BS Zevenbergen
This building was formerly Jan Provily’s boarding school for boys. Vincent went to school there after...
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...
Opwettenseweg 203
5674 AC Nuenen
This watermill is located next to the Kleine Dommel in Nuenen. Vincent van Gogh painted this mill in...
Heuvel 21
5674 RR Gerwen
Vincent van Gogh drew the St. Clemenskerk in Gerwen in December 1883.