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.
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The 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).
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The 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
Van Grevenbroeckstraat 2
5268 AN Helvoirt
The Protestant Church in Helvoirt is a gothic church in the shape of a cross.
Gerwenseweg 4
5674 SG Nuenen
The farmhouse belonging to the De Groot family stood here in Vincent’s time. Vincent painted the farmhouse...
Keizersgracht 15
5611 GC Eindhoven
This house was built by Pierre Cuypers on a commission from the retired goldsmith Antoon Hermans.
Torenstraat 47
4268 AS Helvoirt
Vincent van Gogh’s father was the minister at the Reformed Church in Helvoirt from February 1871. Vincent...
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)...
